At the moment all links here are for people in the US because that is the only system I have gone through and am familiar with. If you have links for other countries please let me know!!
~FAFSA website~ This is often the first step in getting financial aid for college. If you are confused about it the best thing do to is call the financial aid office of the school you are applying to, or call the FAFSA office directly.
Loans & Scholarships: College Board - their pay for college page has a variety of information Finaid.org - loans, scholarships, other info
Stafford Loans (offical site) Student Loan Network FastWeb.com - scholarship website
I am studying Journalism in BU. Even I was facing some financial problems. But found solution through Unigo.com
Do not give out your SSN, credit card info, bank account numbers, etc. no matter what. It's an obvious scam and is rather common. Always read the small writing to make sure it's not a scam. If you have to pay any amount to get the scholarship, it's not worth it.
I know every high school student is looking for easy ways to get scholarships. Honestly, if you think about it this way;
Writing a 1,000 word essay isn't that bad for a $300 scholarship (this is an example btw). Say you wrote the essay, and spent approx. 15 hours doing research and writing it. That would be $300 divided by 15. You're essentially getting paid $20 an hour. Not too shabby if you compare it to working $8 an hour at the local coffee shop.