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2004-05

FEDERAL STUDENTAIDU.S. D

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Handbook

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For you:

FSA for Counselors—resources to help youhelp your students.....................................................www.fsa4schools.ed.gov/counselors

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Online training

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Information on planning a financial aid presentation

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Information about videoconferencesBulk Publication Ordering System...........................www.edpubs.org/ml

For your students:

Student Aid on the Web

—planning for college,paying for college, and repaying student loans.......www.studentaid.ed.gov

Funding Your Education

......................................www.studentaid.ed.gov/fye

The Student Guide

..............................................www.studentaid.ed.gov/guide

Looking for Student Aid

......................................www.studentaid.ed.gov/LSA

FAFSA on the Web

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

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MPORTANT

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ELEPHONE

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Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC)

Toll-free number for questionsabout federal student aid .........................................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(including identity theft), waste, or abuseof U.S. Department of Education funds..................1-800-MIS-USED(1-800-647-8733)e-mail:........................................................................oig.hotline@ed.gov web site: ....................................................................www.ed.gov/misused

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FOR YOUR STUDENTS: WWW.STUDENTAID.ED.GOV

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HANDBOOK 2004-05

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Introduction

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PART ONEG

ENERAL

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BOUT

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PPORTUNITIES

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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 PellGrant 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 aschool 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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