Resources for Financial Aid
The Admission & Financial Aid section of the Cincinnati State website leads students to entrance, refresher and exit financial aid counseling, the FAFSA application, and other information.
There are several useful tools for finding financial aid information in the Johnnie Mae Berry Library.
- BLINK, the Library catalog, shows a variety of print resources under the subjects: Student Aid, Student Loans, and Scholarships.
- Some popular general financial aid titles:
The College Blue Book, Scholarship Volume
The College Student’s Guide to Merit and Other No-need Funding
Don’t Miss Out
Free Money for College for Dummies
College Money Handbook - These titles address some specific needs:
The B (or Lower) Student’s Complete Scholarship Book
Financial Aid for the Disabled and Their Families
Financial Aid for African Americans
Financial Aid for Asian Americans
Financial Aid for Hispanic Americans
Financial Aid for Native Americans - Some helpful online links are listed below. Doing a search online may also be helpful. Please note: Scholarship search sites may be very useful, but beware! Some web sites charge a fee for services, while others are free.
- Back to College
- Broke Scholar: Get Cash for College
- Careers and Colleges
- College Affordability and Transparency Center
- CollegeScholarships.com
- eStudentLoan.com
- My Rich Uncle
- GoCollege.com
- fastWEB (financial aid online search)
- Federal Student Aid
- FedMoney.org (U.S. Government programs benefiting students)
- Finaid!: The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid
- FinaidFacts
- Financial Aid
- Free Scholarship Searches
- Ohio State Grants and Scholarships
- Princeton Review
- Scholarship Scams
- Scholarships USA
- Scholarships.com
- Federal School Code Search
- US News.com
