Cabrillo College Library 
 

    Scholarships, Loans, and Other Financial Aids:

 A Library Research Guide

 

|| Book Resources|| Internet Resources|| Title IV Codes|| Additional Internet Sites||

 Book Resources -- Lists of Financial Aid Resources: General 
College Blue Book: Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, and Loans.
    Location: ref L901.C64 2003 vol. 5 
College Student's Guide to Merit and Other No-need Funding. 
    Location: ref LB2337.2 .S35 2005-07 
Financial Aids for Higher Education, by Oreon Keeslar. 
    Location: ref LB2338.K39 1997 
Foundation Directory. 25th ed. Lists the nation's largest foundations and their giving interests. 
   Most of the giving by large foundations is to groups and organizations, but some grants to individuals are included.
   Location: ref AS911.A2F65 2003 
Grants Register. Provides listings of research grants, exchange opportunities, as well as scholarships and fellowships.
   Location: ref LB2338.G7 2002
Peterson's College Money Handbook. 
    Location: ref LB2337.4.P47 2007
Peterson's Scholarships, Grants & Prizes.
    Location: ref LB2337.4.P475 2008
Scholarship Book: The Complete Guide to Private Scholarships, Grants, and Loans for the Undergraduate. 
   Location: ref LB2337.2.C37 2000 
Scholarships. Kaplan Educational Center.
   Location: ref LB2338 S347 2008
Study abroad. Paris : Unesco, 2004. Includes information on scholarships for international study. 
   Location: ref LB2376 .S8 2006-2007 
Winning Money for College: The High School Student's Guide to Top College Scholarship Contests. 
   Location: ref LB2338.D48 1997. 

Book Resources -- Lists of Financial Aid Resources: For Special Groups 
Financial Aid for Hispanic Americans. Location: ref LB2337.2 S345 2006-2008
Financial Aid for the Disabled and Their Families. Location: ref LB2337.2.F58 2006-2008 
Hispanic Scholarship Directory. Location: ref LB2338.H57 2000
Peterson's Sports Scholarships and College Athletic Programs. Location: ref GV583.P39 1999 
Scholarships and Loans for Nursing Education. Location: ref RT79 .S3652 1993-94 

Internet Resources: Finding Information Online 
The Internet offers abundant resources about financial aid, the application process, and databases of available loans and scholarships. 
California Student Aid Commission (www.csac.ca.gov/) Comprehensive information about financial aid resources. 
Education: Financial Aid (dir.yahoo.com/Education/Financial_Aid/) Very helpful links; from Yahoo! 
FastWEB (www.fastweb.com/) Financial Aid Search Through the Web. 
Fin-Aid: Financial Aid Information Page (www.finaid.org/) Sponsored by the National Association of Student Aid Administrators. 
Financial Aid (www.ed.gov/finaid/landing.jhtml?src=ln) Information on student aid from the U.S. Dept. of Education. 
Financial Aid (www.petersons.com/finaid/) General information on financial aid; from Peterson's Education Center. 
SRN Express Scholarship Research Network (www.srnexpress.com/) Database of private scholarships


Title IV Institution Codes (www.finaid.org/fafsa/tiv.phtml)
    Use this site to look up Title IV institution codes; will search even when you only have partial information. 


Additional Internet Resources 
The library maintains a page of updated Internet resources on its Internet Links pages. To get there: 

  1. Be on the Cabrillo College Library homepage  (libwww.cabrillo.edu)
  2. Click on Internet Links
  3. Click on Financial Aid

To get to this page on the Internet 

  1. Be on the Cabrillo College Library homepage (libwww.cabrillo.edu)
  2. Click on Library & Internet Instruction
  3. Click on Library Research Guides
  4. Click on Scholarships, Loans, and Other Financial Aids

tns; rev. gr 10/07