Financial Aid
Resources Available on Request:
- FAFSA:
Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
- Financial Aid Programs:
Information from specific institutions, and programs offered.
- Wes Hedstrom Scholarship:
Scholarship available to distance education students residing in Cook County. More Info
- Focus on Financial Aid:
Booklet outlining basic financial aid options
- Library Books:
Scholarship programs available, and other information
Three Scholarships for distance education students living in Cook County:
Wes Hedstrom Scholarship,
Michel S. Beaupre Trade Scholarship (also available for on-campus Cook County students), and Textbook Scholarship
Lake County residents can apply for the Clair Neslon Vocational Scholarship.
CCHE's Favorite Financial Links:
- MAAFA - A central resource of the latest information from the MN financial aid association.
- FINAID - A multitude of information about student financial aid.
- FINAID: Calculator - A financial aid calculator to help you determine how much financial aid you will receive.
- Collegeboard - A rich resource for college cost preparation, including a financial aid calculator to help you determine how much financial aid you will receive.
- FASTWEB - A searchable data base of more than 180,000 private sector scholarships, fellowships, grants and loans.
- On-line FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid
- U.S. Dept. of Education - 2003-2004 Student Guide
- Colleges, College Scholarships, and Financial Aid - Resource that also includes information regarding distance learning programs.
- Minnesota Higher Education Services Office - Federal programs and financial aid.
- SallieMae - College answers; online guidelines.
- College Answer - College answers; online guidelines.
- Scholarship Resource Network Express - Scholarship database, plus information on loan forgiveness programs for those who have graduated from college and need alternatives for repayment.
- Scholarships.com - A searchable data base of scholarships, fellowships, grants and loans.
- College Net - Resource for scholarships, school searches, and more. Primary focus on-campus; some info on distance programs.
- College View - Lots of information on how to search for a college, financial aid and scholarship sources, and more. Primary focus on-campus; some info on distance programs.
Cook County Higher Education - 501 W. 5th Street, Room 105A
P.O. Box 57 - Grand Marais, MN 55604 (218) 387-3411
email: highered@boreal.org
