The McNair Scholars Program at St.
Edward’s University
3001 S. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78704
Woodward Office Building 133
Campus Mail Box 961
Phone: 512.428.1268
Fax: 512.233.1643
Finding Funding for Graduate School Resource List
Scholarship and Funding Source Databases on the web:
finaid.org The SmartStudent TM Guide to Financial Aid free scholarship search
plato.org Wells Fargo student loan
college-scholarships.com The College Scholarships, Colleges, and Online Degrees
page is designed to offer college-bound, graduate school-bound, and career school
bound students of all ages information easy access to information about a wide variety
of subjects which include:
free college scholarship and financial aid searches, SAT
and ACT test preparation tips, and more, colleges and universities throughout the
United States, online degrees and distance education
absolutelyscholarships.com free scholarship & grant search
blackexcel.org search for scholarships including minority scholarships
collegenet.com looks like a scholarship search version of face book; focus seems to be
more for undergraduate studies
cos.com Community of Science—funding sources in the sciences
fastaid.com The world's largest and oldest Private-Sector Scholarships, Graduate
Scholarships, Worldwide Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants and Free Undergraduate
College Scholarship database. 30+ years of College Scholarship Research,
Scholarships Constantly updated
fastweb.com The largest and most complete source of scholarships available,
personalized matching of scholarships to your unique profile, millions of scholarships
worth billions of dollars available! New scholarships added every day, all year long
free-4u.com Scholarship information and articles. Scholarships by majors, focus on
graduate and undergraduate funding
thefund.org fund for theological education
gocollege.com one of the oldest and most trusted resources to guide students on how
to finance and succeed in college
gemfellowship.org National GEM Consortium (graduate degrees for minorities in
engineering and science.
hsf.net Hispanic Scholarship Fund
scholarships.com free scholarship search
winscholarships.com Virtual scholarship coach; focus seems to be more for
undergraduate studies
collegefunds.net free scholarship search & financial aid information; focus seems to be
more for undergraduate studies
wiredscholar.com Salliemae site; information about financial aid and scholarships;
focus seems to be more for undergraduate studies
nafadvisors.org/ National Association of Fellowships Advisors web site has a list
of fellowships
grantloans.com/ links to free grants, reviews of grants, loans
studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/lsa/index.html From the Department of
Education, Federal, state and other sources of information; also tips for avoiding getting
scammed (See questionable tactics under scholarship search services).
Schools that offer tuition fee waivers and assistantships to McNair Scholars
Schools that offer application fee waivers
http://www.rochester.edu/college/McNair-Program/fellowships.html
Schools that offer McNair-specific fellowships
http://www.rochester.edu/college/McNair-Program/fellowships.html
McNair Library resources:
The Graduate School Funding Handbook, April Vahle Hamel
Cash for Graduate School, Cynthia Ruiz McKee & Phillip C. McKee, Jr.
Directory of Funding Sources For Community-Based Participatory Research: Northwest
Health Foundation – Sarena D. Seifer, Jen Kauper-Brown, Annika Robbins
St. Edward’s Career Planning Office Library resources:
Financing Graduate School – Patricia McWade
Scarborough – Phillips Library resources:
Index of Majors and Graduate Degrees – The College Board
Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans: A Guide to Education – Related Financial Aid
Programs for Students and Professionals – Chrystal Rozsa
2005-2007 Money for Graduate Students in the Arts and Humanities – Gail Ann
Schlachter and R. David Weber
2003-2005 Money for Graduate Students in the Social and Behavioral Sciences - Gail
Ann Schlachter and R. David Weber
Free Money for Graduate School: A guide to more than 1,000 grants and scholarships
for Graduate Study 3rd edition – Laurie Blum
The College Blue Book: Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants and Loans 33 rd edition
Foundation Grants to Individuals 10th edition – The Foundation Center