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Below are important links to resources that will assist you. The most important financial aid component is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) . All colleges require that a FAFSA application be filled out regardless of your intent to apply for a loan. This application determines your qualification for student loans, grants and work-study. It can usually be filled out beginning in October of the student's senior year. If you are curious about what financial aid you will qualify for, check out the Federal Student Aid Estimator . The US Government's Federal Student Aid Site includes the excellent and informative booklet, Funding Your Education.

Granite Edvance (formerly the New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation, or the NHHEAF Network) has been helping New Hampshire families plan and pay for higher education for over 60 years. They're a capable and trusted provider of student loan products. They provide students, families, and schools with expertise and support on all parts of college and career planning. Their support services are free. Please register and use this wonderful, free resource!

Appily.com Appily is where student can learn more about merit aid, which is awarded to students with a broad range of GPAs. There are merit aid scholarships for students based on their interests, their intended majors, leadership, and community service. The following is a FREE comprehensive web site that matches students with merit-based scholarships from colleges. It is available to students, counselors and parents.

FinAid : The Financial Aid Information Page. "This page provides a free, comprehensive, independent, and objective guide to student financial aid." It has links to other scholarship searches, as well as a lot of specific information. Check out the page to see if any items may be of interest to you. This web site has excellent information on "How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of a Scholarship Scam," "Warning Signs of a Scholarship Scam", "Common Scholarship Scams", and "Evaluating Scholarship Matching Services." Good, informative reading.

Student Lending Analytics is a website that explains college funding options. If you are looking for a loan to help with college costs, they have a chart which shows rates for many lending institutions. They also have a blog which highlights news and trends in financial aid and financing college.