# Online Resources

**Source**: https://fas.ucsd.edu/resources/helpful-tools/online-resources/index.html
**Parent**: https://fas.ucsd.edu/resources/helpful-tools/index.html

[## Paying for UC](https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/tuition-financial-aid/)

Financing your UC education is a partnership between you, your parents and UC.

[## FAFSA](https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa)

Use the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form to apply for financial aid for college or grad school.

[## Veterans Education Benefits](https://benefits.va.gov/gibill/)

Access and manage your VA benefits and health care.

## General Financial Aid Information

- [U.S. Department of Education](https://www.ed.gov/)
- [Federal Student Aid](https://studentaid.gov/)
- [California Student Aid Commission](https://www.csac.ca.gov/)
- [FinAid: The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid](http://www.finaid.org/)
- [The College Board](https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college)

## Grants

- [U.S. Department of Education: Grants](https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/grants)
- [California Student Aid Commission](https://www.csac.ca.gov/)
- [WebGrants for Students](https://mygrantinfo.csac.ca.gov/logon.asp) - Tools to manage your Cal Grant
- [Studentaid.gov](https://studentaid.gov/) - Track and manage your federal student loans and grants

## Loans

- [U.S. Department of Education: Direct Loans](https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/loans)
- [U.S. Department of Education: PLUS Loans](https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/loans/plus)
- [Studentaid.gov](https://studentaid.gov/) - Track and manage all your federal student loans and grants
- [Federal Student Loan Servicing](https://studentaid.gov/h/manage-loans) - Make online payments, view your account balances and payment history, and more
- [Elm Resources](http://www.elmresources.com/) - Access your bank loan information
- [FinAid student loan advisor](https://finaid.org/calculators/loanpayments/) - This online calculator estimates how much educational debt you can reasonably afford

## Prepaid Educational Savings Plans

- [Golden State ScholarShare](http://www.scholarshare.com/) - (California's 529 plan)
- [The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid: Section 529 Plans](https://finaid.org/savings/529plans/)

## Financial Calculators and Planning

- [UC San Diego Campus Profile](https://ir.ucsd.edu/stats/undergrad/index.html#Student-Profile) - includes information about fees and financial aid
- [Mapping Your Future](http://www.mappingyourfuture.org/) - Financial wizards, calculators, and more
- [FinAid's Financial Calculators](http://www.finaid.org/calculators/)

## Tax Information for Students and Parents

- [IRS Publication 970: Tax Benefits for Education](http://www.irs.gov/publications/p970/) - (or [download the PDF](http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p970.pdf)); see section 1 for information about scholarships.
- [American Opportunity Tax Credit (PDF)](http://faoforms.ucsd.edu/forms/AOTC.pdf)
- [Tax Credits for Education Expenses](https://students.ucsd.edu/finances/fees/tax-credit.html)

## Tax Information for Scholarship Donors

- [UC San Diego's W-9 form](https://blink.ucsd.edu/finance/tax/forms/w9/index.html)
- [IRS Publication 970: Tax Benefits for Education](http://www.irs.gov/publications/p970/) - (or [download the PDF](http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p970.pdf)); see section 1 for information about scholarships.

## [Helpful Tools](https://fas.ucsd.edu/resources/helpful-tools/index.html)

- [Consumer Information](https://fas.ucsd.edu/resources/helpful-tools/consumer-information/index.html)
- [Financial Aid Terms](https://fas.ucsd.edu/resources/helpful-tools/financial-aid-terms/index.html)
- [Financial Literacy](https://fas.ucsd.edu/resources/helpful-tools/financial-literacy/index.html)
- [Net Price Calculator](https://fas.ucsd.edu/resources/helpful-tools/financial-aid-estimator/index.html)
- [Financial Tips for Students](https://fas.ucsd.edu/resources/helpful-tools/financial-tips-for-students/index.html)
- Online Resources