Scholarships Subject Guide LRC@TCC

Scope: Information on college financial aid and scholarships to complement TCC's Financial Aid Web Site.
Call number areas to browse: L901, LB 2337-LB2338
Keywords to search: animal, biological, biomedical, cloning, ethics, experimentation, genetics, moral, morality, transplantation.
Subjects to search (Library of Congress): College costs, Scholarships, Student Aid

Books in our catalog:
Gale Virtual Reference Library (r)
College Blue Book
FastWeb college gold: the step-by-step guide to paying for college (LB 2342 .K36 2006)
The College Board guide to getting financial aid (REF LB 2342 .C633a)
The College Board scholarship handbook (LB 2338 .C597)
The College money handbook (LB 2337.2 .C65)
501 ways for adult students to pay for college (LB2337.4 .T36)
Financial aid for African Americans (LB 2338. F448)
Directory of financial aids for women (REF LB 2338. D564)
Financial aid for the disabled and their families (LB 2337.2 .F58)
Financial aid for veterans, military personnel and their dependents (LB 2337.4 .S36)
Get free cash for college: secrets to winning scholarships (LB 2337.4. T36)
Peterson’s Scholarships, grants and prizes (LB 2337.4 .P475)
The scholarship book: the complete guide to private-sector scholarships, fellowships, grants and loans for the undergraduate (REF LB 2337.2 .C37)
Scholarships, fellowships and loans (REF LB 2338 .F4)

Library resources:
ERIC (EBSCO or U.S. Dept. of Education)
General OneFile
OmniFile Full Text Select (Wilson)

Internet resources:
FastWeb Scholarship Search The largest most popular free scholarship search site, with frequently updated notifications of new scholarships that match the student’s profile.

College NET This search engine helps to find the right college, narrowing down by region, major, tuition, etc

BrokeScholar One of the web’s largest financial aid and free scholarship search engines, featuring undergraduate, graduate and professional scholarship awards.

FinAid The smart Student guide to Financial Aide-this award winning site was established in 1994, and offers in-depth information about financial aid. Provides articles, links, and calculators.

Student Loan Marketing Association A web site for students seeking information on loans and borrowing options. offers help on how to responsibly manage education loans once you have them.

SRN Express A free web version of the Scholarship Resource Network database. This database is updated annually.

Princeton Review A free scholarship search which includes information from several thousand sponsors.

Scholarship Experts Database A leading free scholarship search service on the internet. Access to over 2.4 million awards worth over $14 billion.

U.S. Department of Education’s Student Aid Web Site
The “one-stop-shop” for up to date and accurate data on federal aid available for college grants, loans, and work study.