The mission of Greater Steps Scholars is to make certain that every child living in subsidized housing has both the opportunity for and expectation of a college education. https://greatersteps.org/student-resources 2026-08-12T15:16:46+00:00 Greater Steps Scholars 2015-08-14T14:27:14+00:00 2015-08-14T14:27:14+00:00 https://greatersteps.org/student-resources/197-student-resource-links-list-1 Demo User

<ul class="item_list"> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cfnc.org" target="_blank">COLLEGE FOUNDATION OF NORTH CAROLINA</a></span><br />Provides information on colleges, scholarships, financial aid, and college applications<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cischarlotte.org" target="_blank">COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS</a></span><br />Charlotte Mecklenburg Program that promotes college access<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cischarlotte.org" target="_blank">CENTER FOR STUDENT OPPORTUNITY</a></span><br />Provides &ldquo;a gateway to college access, opportunity, and success.&rdquo;<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://knowhow2go.acenet.edu/" target="_blank">KNOW HOW 2 GO</a></span><br />College exploration site provided by the American Council on Education, Lumina Foundation for Education and the Ad Council<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.firstinthefamily.org/highschool/Introduction.html" target="_blank">FIRST IN THE FAMILY</a></span><br />Resource to help first generation college students successfully plan for and thrive in college<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://pell.collegeabacus.org/" target="_blank">PELL ABACUS</a></span><br />Resource to give students and their families a real cost estimate for all colleges and universities.<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://carolinacovenant.unc.edu/" target="_blank">THE CAROLINA COVENANT</a></span><br />This site explains UNC’s promise to youth from low income families who meet the guidelines to graduate debt free from Carolina<br /><br /></li> </ul>

<ul class="item_list"> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cfnc.org" target="_blank">COLLEGE FOUNDATION OF NORTH CAROLINA</a></span><br />Provides information on colleges, scholarships, financial aid, and college applications<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cischarlotte.org" target="_blank">COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS</a></span><br />Charlotte Mecklenburg Program that promotes college access<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.cischarlotte.org" target="_blank">CENTER FOR STUDENT OPPORTUNITY</a></span><br />Provides &ldquo;a gateway to college access, opportunity, and success.&rdquo;<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://knowhow2go.acenet.edu/" target="_blank">KNOW HOW 2 GO</a></span><br />College exploration site provided by the American Council on Education, Lumina Foundation for Education and the Ad Council<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.firstinthefamily.org/highschool/Introduction.html" target="_blank">FIRST IN THE FAMILY</a></span><br />Resource to help first generation college students successfully plan for and thrive in college<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://pell.collegeabacus.org/" target="_blank">PELL ABACUS</a></span><br />Resource to give students and their families a real cost estimate for all colleges and universities.<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://carolinacovenant.unc.edu/" target="_blank">THE CAROLINA COVENANT</a></span><br />This site explains UNC’s promise to youth from low income families who meet the guidelines to graduate debt free from Carolina<br /><br /></li> </ul> 2016-12-13T19:40:08+00:00 2016-12-13T19:40:08+00:00 https://greatersteps.org/student-resources/198-student-resource-links-02 Super User

<ul class="item_list"> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.uncf.org/" target="_blank">UNCF</a></span><br />Site for the United Negro College Fund<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://hbcuconnect.com/" target="_blank">HBCU</a></span><br />The website for Historically Black Colleges and Universities<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.possefoundation.org/" target="_blank">THE POSSE FOUNDATION</a></span><br />The Posse Foundation reaches out to accomplished high school students who may be overlooked in the college process.<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.questbridge.org/" target="_blank">QUEST BRIDGE</a></span><br />Questbridge connects bright, low income high school students to top colleges and universities.<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.collegeboard.org/" target="_blank">COLLEGE BOARD</a></span><br />The College Board site for college information, research, test prep and test registration<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/registration-information.html" target="_blank">ACT</a></span><br />The ACT site for college information, research, test prep and test registration<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/" target="_blank">NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER</a></span><br />Official site for the NCAA that provides information on recruiting rules and policies and the registration form for all recruited athletes to complete<br /><br /></li> </ul>

<ul class="item_list"> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.uncf.org/" target="_blank">UNCF</a></span><br />Site for the United Negro College Fund<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://hbcuconnect.com/" target="_blank">HBCU</a></span><br />The website for Historically Black Colleges and Universities<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.possefoundation.org/" target="_blank">THE POSSE FOUNDATION</a></span><br />The Posse Foundation reaches out to accomplished high school students who may be overlooked in the college process.<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.questbridge.org/" target="_blank">QUEST BRIDGE</a></span><br />Questbridge connects bright, low income high school students to top colleges and universities.<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.collegeboard.org/" target="_blank">COLLEGE BOARD</a></span><br />The College Board site for college information, research, test prep and test registration<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/registration-information.html" target="_blank">ACT</a></span><br />The ACT site for college information, research, test prep and test registration<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/" target="_blank">NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER</a></span><br />Official site for the NCAA that provides information on recruiting rules and policies and the registration form for all recruited athletes to complete<br /><br /></li> </ul> 2016-12-13T19:48:20+00:00 2016-12-13T19:48:20+00:00 https://greatersteps.org/student-resources/199-student-resource-links-03 Super User

<ul class="item_list"> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.number2.com/" target="_blank">NUMBER 2</a></span><br />Free on-line test prep<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.fastweb.com/" target="_blank">FAST WEB</a></span><br />Scholarship search site<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.finaid.org/" target="_blank">FIN AID</a></span><br />Scholarship search site plus information on financial aid<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.collegegreenlight.com/" target="_blank">COLLEGE GREENLIGHT</a></span><br />Scholarship search engine for low-income and first generation college students<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://fafsa.ed.gov/" target="_blank">FAFSA</a></span><br />Federal site for financial aid information and the FAFSA, the form required by all schools to access need based aid<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.goodcall.com/scholarships/search/" target="_blank">GOODCALL</a></span><br />Scholarship search engine<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.athleticaid.com/" target="_blank">ATHLETIC AID</a></span><br />Scholarship and recruiting information for student athletes<br /><br /></li> </ul>

<ul class="item_list"> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.number2.com/" target="_blank">NUMBER 2</a></span><br />Free on-line test prep<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.fastweb.com/" target="_blank">FAST WEB</a></span><br />Scholarship search site<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.finaid.org/" target="_blank">FIN AID</a></span><br />Scholarship search site plus information on financial aid<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.collegegreenlight.com/" target="_blank">COLLEGE GREENLIGHT</a></span><br />Scholarship search engine for low-income and first generation college students<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://fafsa.ed.gov/" target="_blank">FAFSA</a></span><br />Federal site for financial aid information and the FAFSA, the form required by all schools to access need based aid<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.goodcall.com/scholarships/search/" target="_blank">GOODCALL</a></span><br />Scholarship search engine<br /><br /></li> <li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.athleticaid.com/" target="_blank">ATHLETIC AID</a></span><br />Scholarship and recruiting information for student athletes<br /><br /></li> </ul>