Chapter Resources

On this page, existing Dollars for Scholars Chapters can find important resources; you can also click here to log into the Dollars for Scholars Chapter Portal. (If you're looking into starting a new Iowa Dollars for Scholars chapter, check out our 'Why Dollars for Scholars?' tutorial!)

Chapter Events

Visit our Chapter Events page to find out about training, networking and other local and statewide events.

FAFSA Tips and Financial Aid Advice
The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) has put together an excellent guide entitled FAFSA Tips and Common Mistakes To Avoid, which they've allowed us to reprint here. Check out the guide by clicking here, and if you'd like more great information, head over to NASFAA's Parent and Student Financial Aid Resource Center.

Dollars for Scholars National Recogniton Awards are now open for application! To nominate your chapter or one of your volunteers for Iowa Chapter of the Year, New Chapter of the Year and/or Volunteer of the year, head over to scholarshipamerica.org/awards. Winners in each region will be entered in the National Chapter and Volunteer of the Year competition, where they can win $1,000 scholarships and national recognition.

Iowa College Aid

Iowa College Aid connects students and parents to the information and resources they need to plan, prepare and pay for college. Check out the wealth of knowledge at their site, IowaCollegeAid.gov.

A Video Message from Our Founder

Below, Scholarship America Founder Dr. Irving Fradkin speaks with P-L Schroeppel of New York Dollars for Scholars about the history of Dollars for Scholars and the importance of our volunteers across the nation.

Interview with Dr. Irving Fradkin from Scholarship America on Vimeo.

Project on Student Debt
The Project on Student Debt is a Web project created by the Institute for College Access and Success, a nonprofit working to inform students, parents, schools and policymakers about trends and issues throughout the world of financial aid. It's well worth bookmarking and visiting often; their list of the Top Ten Student Loan Tips for Recent Graduates is a great place to start.

 

Guest Editorial: Let Your Local Paper Know why Dollars for Scholars Matters

Iowa Dollars for Scholars Executive Director Judi Pierick has put together a guest editorial perfect for submission to your local newspaper. The editorial points out the impact of Iowa Dollars for Scholars in all of our communities, and, with school back in full swing, now is a great time to send it off to your local newspaper's editor. Click here to read the full editorial, or here to download it in Microsoft Word format.

Looking for Collegiate Partners?
Collegiate Partners are a group of more than 500 colleges, universities and trade schools across the country that have agreed to partner with Dollars for Scholars to maximize the impact of Dollars for Scholars and other Scholarship America-related financial aid on their campuses. Click here to see a list of Iowa Collegiate Partners, or download the 2008 Collegiate Partners Directory from ScholarshipAmerica.org.

The Iowa College Access Network: Providing Resources for Students and Parents Statewide
Iowa Dollars for Scholars works closely with the Iowa College Access Network. Their Web site, www.ICANSucceed.org, offers a number of complementary resources for Iowa students and parents. The mission of the Iowa College Access Network (ICAN) is to help individuals attain their educational and career goals. ICAN operates two College Planning Centers in West Des Moines, Iowa, and in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, which provide free information and support to a diverse population of students and their families as they.

ICAN also exists to improve access to and success in postsecondary education for disadvantaged, minority and first-generation students. ICAN does this by: supporting a network of state and local college access programs that provide counseling, advice and financial assistance; sharing best practices among the network; providing leadership and technical assistance; and helping establish new college access programs.

The Iowa College Access Network is provided by Iowa Student Loan. The services provided by ICAN are available regardless of whether or not the student borrows through an Iowa Student Loan participating lender and they are free. Visit ICANSucceed.org to find out more!

 

 

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