When searching for financial assistance such as scholarships, you should not pay any money. These websites offer free assistance in searching tools:

AfterCollege - Offers over a dozen major-specific and inclusive scholarships

The American Educational Guidance Center - Over 50 free, online scholarship search sites listing thousands of scholarships.

collegeNET - Database contains over 600,000 awards totaling over 1.6 billion

CollegeBoard - Scholarship search and financial planning resource

College Resource Network - Free scholarship search engine and college planning website specializing (but not limited) in Minority Scholarships.

College Scholarships - Free scholarship Searches

CollegeView - Comparative college information from College View.

CollegeScholarships.com - A list of scholarships from around the country

FastWeb - A large scholarship database on the web

Fast Aid  - Private sector scholarship database

Financial Aid for Disabled Students - Directory of scholarship options for students with disabilities.

FIRST Scholarship Program - US Foundation for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology

Fresch! - The free scholarship search & information

NerdScholar - For helpful information on filing your FAFSA, visit NerdScholar. Their FAFSA guide is helpful for students with unique family situations.

NerdScholar - Search scholarships from over 10,000 financial aid programs

Nerdwallet finance - Cost of living calculator

Scholarships.com - The internet's premiere Free College Scholarship Search & Financial Aid Information Resource

Thompson: grants - Government information services/education funding

Scholarship Guidance - Designed to help schools find scholarships for students who are interested in attending a post-secondary school.

School Soup - A comprehensive free online scholarship resource for private and college/university available to assist students in obtaining a higher education.

SHOPSleuth - General scholarship search resources.