College Preparation

The Twenty-first Century Scholars Program began in 1990 as Indiana's way of raising the educational aspirations of low- and moderate-income families. The program aims to ensure that all Indiana families can afford a college education for their children. Income-eligible 7th- and 8th-graders who enroll in the program and fulfill a pledge of good citizenship to the state are guaranteed the cost of four years of college tuition at any participating public college or university in Indiana.

Adventures In Education (AIE) is a nonprofit, public benefit program developed by TG that helps students plan and complete their journey through higher education. By providing a Web site and other free resources to students, parents, counselors, and educators, AIE encourages individuals to discover and pursue educational opportunities.

The CollegeChoice 529 Investment Plan is a tax-advantaged education savings plan that combines attractive tax benefits with high contribution levels and flexible investment choices to provide a comprehensive solution to your college funding needs. It also allows you to invest on behalf of a college-bound beneficiary, while retaining control over the assets. When the beneficiary is ready to enroll, you simply withdraw money free from federal taxes to cover qualified higher education expenses at any accredited eligible U.S. or foreign post-secondary school – from public and private universities, to graduate schools, to vocational-technical schools.

Murray & Associates and The National Center for College Costs provides an array of programs and services that help students and parents prepare for the postsecondary process. Typically provided on a school or community basis and predominantly grant funded, the programs range from early intervention activities that break down the barriers students face when it comes to thinking about college, to workshops that show students how to actually move through the college admission, application and transition processes successfully.

Drive of Your Life is a fun online career exploration game that helps middle-school students learn more about themselves, higher education and careers. This free educational tool lets kids answer a series of questions about themselves to learn what careers could interest them and then go on a virtual drive to learn more about each of those careers – all in their own customized car. Brought to you by the Indiana Youth Institute.

FastWeb, the internet's leading scholarship search service, help students make the decisions that shape their lives: choosing a college, paying for college, and finding jobs and internships. And it's all free.

A source for area residents, businesses, and community organizations to utilize to get information about the network of post-secondary educational opportunities available in and around Hendricks County.

ICN helps people locate the educational programs of interest to them, and helps member institutions find students.

KnowHow2GO encourages students who are low-income and/or would be the first in their family to go to college, especially those in grades 8 to 10, to start planning for college right now.

Indiana's Pre-K to College Connection. Helps Indiana residents learn about college in Indiana, preparing for college, getting to college, student financial aid, Indiana career information, and other essential information for lifelong success.

Mapping Your Future is a national collaborative, public-service organization of the financial aid industry - bringing together the expertise of the industry to provide free college, career, financial aid, and financial literacy services for students, families, and schools.

Since 1982, we've helped millions of students and their families pay for college by providing a broad range of loans under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) and privately funded loan programs. We work with colleges and universities nationwide to provide successful loan programs. We offer convenient online application options, including pre-qualification for Federal PLUS and private loans, Federal Consolidation Loan applications, and downloadable Master Promissory Note (MPN) forms for Stafford and PLUS Loan borrowers.

The State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana’s (SSACI) mission is to make college affordable through need-based grants and to allow choice by granting awards to those attending public, independent & proprietary colleges. SSACI attempts to increase college preparation through its Twenty-first Century Scholar program and by giving increased grant amounts to those graduating from high school with Core 40 and Academic Honors Diplomas.
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Sources & Searches for Aid

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