"There were many times when I thought it was impossible for me to go to school, because I have a GED and I dropped out of high school in the 11th grade. I never thought about a scholarship or really, I didn't even know what a scholarship was..."
— Rashida Cooper
DMK Scholar
Links
Navigating through the financial aid process, social services, and academic and college resources can be a daunting task. The following internet sites are meant to ease this burden and make your life that much easier. Please explore…
City Colleges of Chicago
CCC Scholarship Database: www.ccc.edu/financialaid/scholarship.shtml
City Colleges of Chicago: www.ccc.edu
Harold Washington College: hwashington.ccc.edu/
Harry S. Truman College: trumancollege.cc/index.php
Kennedy-King College: kennedyking.ccc.edu/
Malcolm X College: malcolmx.ccc.edu/
Olive-Harvey College: oliveharvey.ccc.edu/
Richard Daley College: daley.ccc.edu/
Wilbur-Wright College: wright.ccc.edu/
Current Events
Chicago Sun-Times: www.suntimes.com/index/
Chicago Tribune: www.chicagotribune.com
New York Times: www.nytimes.com
Wall Street Journal: online.wsj.com/public/us
Financial Aid Services
Collegeboard.com: www.collegeboard.com/student/pay/index.html
FAFSA Online: fafsaonline.com
Federal Student Aid: studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/fafsa.jsp
FinAid: The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid: www.finaid.org
Financial Aid information and assistance: www.fafsa.ed.gov
How to spot scholarship scams: www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edscams/scholarship/index.html
Mapping Your Future: www.mapping-your-future.org
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago Public Schools: www.cps.edu/ohsp
CPS scholarship page: www.postsecondary.cps.k12.il.us/postsecond/Programs/Access/scholarships.html
Other Resources
CollegeZone: www.collegezone.com/informationzone/3392_3409.htm
Idealist.org: www.idealist.org
Illinois Mentor: www.illinoismentor.org
Tax Assistance Program (TAP): www.taxassistance.org