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Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC)

Toll-free number for checking status of FAFSA and corrections, requesting a duplicate SAR,getting help with

FAFSA on the Web,

or asking general questions .......................................... 1-800-4-FED-AID(1-800-433-3243) TTY (for the hearing impaired)................................ 1-800-730-8913 Toll number for inquirers calling from foreign countries.............................................. +1-319-337-5665

Inspector General Hotline

Reporting student aid fraud, waste, or abuseof U.S. Department of Education funds.................. 1-800-MIS-USED(1-800-647-8733)e-mail: ........................................................................ oig.hotline@ed.gov

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Bulk Publication Ordering System........................... www.edpubs.org/mlED’s Information for Students.................................. www.studentaid.ed.gov Help in Completing the FAFSA................................ www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/FAFSA

FAFSA on the Web

and Federal School Codes.......... www.fafsa.ed.gov PIN information and registration ............................ www.pin.ed.gov

Funding Your Education

.............................................. www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/FYE

The Student Guide

....................................................... www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/StudentGuide

Looking for Student Aid

............................................... www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/LSA Information for Financial Aid Professionals........... http://ifap.ed.gov

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AFROTC

Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps

AGI

Adjusted Gross Income

BPOS

Bulk Publication Ordering System

COA

cost of attendance

CPS

Central Processing System

DRN

Data Release Number

ED

U.S. Department of Education

EFA

estimated financial assistance

EFC

Expected Family Contribution

EOC

Educational Opportunity Center

FAFSA

Free Application for Federal Student Aid

FFEL

Federal Family Education Loan

FSAIC

Federal Student Aid InformationCenter

FSEOG

Federal Supplemental EducationalOpportunity Grants

FTC

Federal Trade Commission

FWS

Federal Work-Study

GAO

U.S. General Accounting Office

GEAR UP

Gaining Early Awareness andReadiness for UndergraduatePrograms

GED

General Education Development [certificate]

HHS

U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services

IADT

Initial Active Duty for Training

INS

U.S. Immigration and NaturalizationService

IRS

Internal Revenue Service

ISIR

Institutional Student InformationRecord

LEAP

Leveraging Educational AssistancePartnership

NROTC

Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps

NSLDS

National Student Loan Data System

Personal Identification Number

PSAT/NMSQT

Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test

ROTC

Army Reserve Officer Training Corps

SAP

satisfactory academic progress

SAR

Student Aid Report

SSA

Social Security Administration

SSIG

State Student Incentive Grant (obsolete; now LEAP)

SSN

Social Security Number

TTY

teletype

VA

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

WIA

Workforce Investment Act

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Introduction

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Sources of aid

.....................................................................................................................................4 The major federal student aid programs..................................................................................4Other ED programs...................................................................................................................5Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) Program.................................5Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program................................................................6 Vocational rehabilitation programs................................................................................6Other federal programs.............................................................................................................6Federal income tax credits...............................................................................................6National and community service....................................................................................7Job training.......................................................................................................................7Health professions...........................................................................................................7 Veterans benefits........................................................................................................................7Other assistance from the military..................................................................................8Nonfederal sources: state, private, school................................................................................9

General eligibility requirements

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Demonstrating need

.......................................................................................................................12Cost of attendance...................................................................................................................12Need analysis...........................................................................................................................12Calculating the EFC.................................................................................................................12Determining the Federal Pell Grant amount.........................................................................12How aid is awarded.................................................................................................................13Financial aid package..............................................................................................................14

Loan default and choice of school

................................................................................................15 Are opportunities in the career field stable or expanding?.........................................15Is the career compatible with the student’s aptitude and interests?...........................16Does a school have a good reputation for educating and placing its students?........16How many of a school’s students graduate and find employment in thecareer for which they trained?.......................................................................................16 What are a school’s administrative and academic policies?........................................17 What types of financial aid does a school offer?.........................................................17 What can be learned from a visit to a school?.............................................................17Do the people at the school seem to want to help students learn and planfor their futures?.............................................................................................................17Schools’ responsibilities................................................................................................18

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