New England-Wide Tuition Break

Regional and National Financial Aid Resources

FastWEB database of 400,000 scholarships.
http://www.fastweb.com

ScholarshipExperts.com
http://www.scholarshipexperts.com

The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid
An excellent financial aid resource
http://www.finaid.org

The Financial Aid Counselor
http://www.findaid.com

List of college-application and financial-aid resources, primarily print books.
http://www.sourcepath.com

The College Board's information on planning for college, the SAT, applying to college and securing financial aid.
http://www.collegeboard.org

Connecticut Financial Aid Resources

Education and Employment Information Center
Connecticut Department of Higher Education
61 Woodland Street
Hartford, CT 06105
860-947-1810
800-842-0229 (toll-free in Conn.)

Office of Financial Aid
Connecticut Department of Higher Education
61 Woodland Street
Hartford, CT 06105
860-566-2618

Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority (State Loans)
29 South Main Street
Town Center, Suite 304N
West Hartford, CT 06107
860-561-2180

Connecticut Student Loan Foundation (Federal Loans)
525 Brook Street, P.O. Box 1009
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
860-257-4001

Maine Financial Aid Resources

Finance Authority of Maine (FAME)
Education Assistance Division
State House, Station #119
One Weston Court
Augusta, ME 04333
207-626-8200
800-228-3734 (toll-free in Maine)

HERO (Higher Education Resources Outreach)
Maine Education Services
526 Western Avenue
P.O. Box 549
Augusta, ME 04332
207-623-2600
800-303-HERO (toll-free in Maine)

The Maine Advantage Loan Program
168 Lisbon Street
P.O. Box 781
Lewiston, Maine 04243-0781
800-782-5772

Massachusetts Financial Aid Resources

Higher Education Information Center
Boston Public Library
666 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
617-536-0200
800-442-1171 (toll-free in Mass.)

Office of Student Financial Assistance
Mass. Board of Higher Education
330 Stuart Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02116
617-727-9420

Mass. Educational Financing Authority (MEFA)
125 Summer Street, 14th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
617-261-9760
800-842-1531 (toll-free in Mass.)

American Student Assistance (Federal Loans)
100 Cambridge Street
Boston, MA 02114
800-999-9080

New Hampshire Financial Aid Resources

N.H. Higher Education Resource Center
4 Barrell Court
P.O. Box 887
Concord, NH 03302-0877
603-225-6612
800-525-2577 x 119 (toll-free in N.H.)

N.H. Postsecondary Education Commission
Industrial Park Drive
Concord, NH 03301-8512
603-271-2555

New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation
4 Barrell Court
P.O. Box 877
Concord, NH 03302-0877
603-225-6612
800-525-2577 (toll-free in N.H.)

Alternative Loans for Students and Parents (ALPS)
P.O. Box 2287
Concord, NH 03302-5867
603-225-5867
800-444-0796

Rhode Island Financial Aid Resources

R.I. Higher Education Assistance Authority
560 Jefferson Boulevard
Warwick, RI 02886
401-736-1100
800-922-9855 (toll-free in R.I.)

R.I. Office of Higher Education
Preparing for College

Vermont Financial Aid Resources

Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
Outreach Program
P.O. Box 2000
Champlain Mill
Winooski, VT 05404-2601
802-655-9602
800-642-3177 (toll-free in Vermont)

Nellie Mae
50 Braintree Hill Park
Suite 300
Braintree, MA 02184

Website focuses on loan options, repayment help, debt counseling and college planning.

Sallie Mae
Student Loan Marketing Association
800-891-4599

Website provides extensive information about financing college, including downloadable financial aid calculators which forecast college costs, loan repayments and other information.