Resources
PelotonU- At PelotonU, we match you with the right online university then offer scholarships, tutoring, study spaces around Austin, and a personal coach to cheer you on towards graduation.
Capital IDEA- Capital IDEA provides financial support and extensive professional guidance to motivated, non-traditional students who want to earn more and move up in a great career. With many community partners, like Austin Community College, we stand committed to providing individuals the opportunity and support they need to earn a degree and get started in a promising career.
Merit America- Merit America provides a path to skilled careers for adults without Bachelor’s Degrees. Our programs are fast, flexible, and focused on what employers need most.
The College Investor- The College Investor is designed to be the #1 tool to help you get out of student loan debt, learn how to earn more money, understand how to start investing, all so you can build real wealth.
https://thecollegeinvestor.com/resources/
College Forward- College Forward is an Austin-based nonprofit whose intensive, culturally-appropriate mentoring programs propel students from underserved backgrounds to collegiate success and remunerative careers.
http://collegeforward.org/about-us/
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation- Provide scholarships for High School Seniors and for community college students transferring to a 4-year university.
Chegg- Chegg offers online textbook rentals, as well as homework help, online tutoring, scholarships and internship matching.
Hispanic Scholarship Fund- We empower Latino families with the knowledge and resources to successfully complete a higher education while providing scholarships and support services to as many exceptional Hispanic American students as possible.
https://www.hsf.net/scholarship
HACU- Thousands of young Hispanics benefit from HACU with internships, scholarships, college retention and advancement programs, precollegiate support, and career development opportunities and programs.
https://www.hacu.net/hacu/HACU_101.asp
Courage to Grow Scholarship- Scholarship that is granted once a month. If you don’t receive it, you can always keep applying the next month.
https://couragetogrowscholarship.com/
Cappex- By creating a free Cappex account, we will show you colleges that are interested in you, give you the tools you need to make informed decisions, present you with eligible scholarships, and everything in between.
https://www.cappex.com/how-it-works
Unigo- Scholarship database but also has applications open for its own scholarships such as the Unigo $10K Scholarship.
https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/our-scholarships/unigo-10k-scholarship
Café Bustelo- Describe how your Latino heritage, family and the community in which you grew up have impacted your desire and motivation to obtain a college degree. Additionally, describe what you intend to accomplish with your degree and how you will give back to your community.
http://bit.ly/CafeBusteloScholarship
Texas Internship Challenge- The Texas Internship Challenge encourages students to participate in the thousands of internships around the state to gain the marketable skills employers are looking for. Internships help you explore career opportunities, network with employers, and earn a salary or school credit.
http://bit.ly/TexasInternshipChallenge
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship- The Gilman Scholarship Program is open to U.S. citizen undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university to participate in study and intern abroad programs worldwide.