Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC)
The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. was created in 1965 as a public nonprofit agency to help Vermonters who want to go to college or other training after high school. They provide grants, loans, scholarships, career and education planning, and general information about how you, or others in your family, can get the education you want.
Maine State GEAR UP
Maine’s GEAR UP Program is helping to create a sustainable culture in schools that supports students who are economically disadvantaged in preparing for, accessing, and succeeding in postsecondary education.
The Maine Educational Talent Search (METS)
Maine Educational Talent Search is a compensatory program designed to help low income and potential first-generation college students in grades six through twelve aspire to, prepare for, and enter college.
Maine Education Services (MES)
Maine Education Services (MES) is a non-profit organization created to foster and promote access to higher education.
Finance Authority of Maine (FAME)
FAME is an independent state agency that develops and administers programs related to the financing of both higher education and business in the State of Maine. Find out the basics about financial aid – what is it, are you eligible – and details of state programs.
College Scholarships
Provides info on college funding in NH, as well as national searchable database.
NH Higher Education Loan Corp. (NHHELCO)
NHHELCO offers federal loan options including Stafford, Graduate PLUS and parent PLUS loans for NH residents and all students attending a NH-based college.
New Hampshire Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NHASFAA)
The purpose of NHASFAA is to institute, advance, and promote activities relating to the quality and improvement of student financial assistance programs affecting New Hampshire higher educational institutions and their students.
University of New Hampshire Educational Talent Search
The mission of Educational Talent Search is to encourage academically qualified limited income, first generation* New Hampshire youth to complete secondary school and undertake a program of postsecondary education. By providing academic advising, career, college and financial aid information, ETS increases educational opportunities for these youth. *first generation = neither parent has graduated from a 4-year college.
On the Line looks at college financing in tight economic times. MPBN’s Ed Morin welcomed Kim Benjamin of Maine Education Services and Gary Weaver of Bowdoin College into the studio to discuss this issue while also taking listener phone calls.
Financial Aid Finder
Search for student scholarships, loans and grants available in your state. Free student Financial Aid info, application and financial planning resources.
Scholarships.com
Search this national database for college scholarships available in your state.
The Hope Tax Credit
This IRS webpage provides information regarding the Hope Tax
Go College
Information on Federal, State, and Private grant opportunities, as well as federal loan progams, for college.
Simple Tuition.com
Search dozens of loans from competing lenders to find the choice that’s best for you.
Upward Bound
Upward Bound provides fundamental support to participants in their preparation for college entrance.
Federal Student Aid
Federal Student Aid’s core mission is to ensure that all eligible individuals benefit from federal financial assistance—grants, loans and work-study programs—for education beyond high school.
