Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority (RIHEAA)
www.riheaa.org
Provides financial assistance to students and their families to help them realize their postsecondary educational goals. RIHEAA's mission is to enhance educational access and choice for the residents of Rhode Island by promoting equality of opportunity for postsecondary education to students who would otherwise be restricted financially from participating in the educational program best suited to them.

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority
www.risla.com
A non-profit State authority that offers students and parents free educational admissions and financial aid assistance through the College Planning Center of Rhode Island, conveniently located at the Warwick Mall. RISLA representatives can answer your questions, assist you in filling out your forms, and make the cost of an education not only more affordable, but more accessible and less time-consuming.

Going2College.org (Rhode Island)
http://going2college.org/StateResources/actPage.cfm?stateID=40
On this site, you will find information about postsecondary education opportunities, preparing for college, planning for a career, finding and applying to college, and paying for college. It includes a variety of resources in Rhode Island.

College Navigator
nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/
U.S. Department of Education site. You can search for the school you want to attend. You can find out the tuition and fees and other estimated costs. Also find the financial aid office telephone number, financial aid web site, enrollment figures, degrees offered, and much more. An excellent site to begin a search for the college you want to attend.

FinAid/The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid
www.finaid.com
This is one of the most comprehensive guides to financial aid. Contains scholarship searches, links to school financial aid web sites, and much more.

KnowHow2Go
knowhow2go.org
You know why to go to college; this site will help you find out how to go (including specific steps you need to take).

Internal Revenue Service
www.irs.ustreas.gov/formspubs/index.html
Internal Revenue publications site. Select "Forms and Publications by Number" and then scroll down and select Publication 970-Tax Benefits for Higher Education. This publication contains information on the Hope and Lifetime Learning credits, education interest deductibility, and other things you need to know before filing your federal tax return.

Mapping Your Future^®
MappingYourFuture.org
Offers free career, college, financial aid, and money management information and services.

National Health Service Corps
nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov
Information on federal service-commitment scholarship program aimed at students wanting to provide primary health care in communities of greatest need.

National Service/AmeriCorps
www.cns.gov
Information on earning money for college by performing community service work through a program coordinated by the federal government.

PIN Registration
www.pin.ed.gov
Site where you and your parents can sign up to get a "PIN" code to electronically sign your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) on the Web. The "PIN" can be used later to access other information.

Scholarship Scams
www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/scholarship/index.shtml
Check this Federal Trade Commission web site before you pay anyone to find you a scholarship. It lists the "tell tale" signs of scholarship scams.

U.S. Department of Education
studentaid.ed.gov
Contains links to Federal School Codes, links to schools you might want to attend, the current Student Guide, and other helpful information.

Veterans' Benefits
www.gibill.va.gov
Contains information about educational benefits for veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces and their survivors.