STUDENT AID Helpful resources

 

*      Student Aid on the Web

*      www.studentaid.ed.gov

*      Find information on federal student financial aid and access sources of nonfederal aid.

*      Apply online using FAFSA on the Web (the online version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid [FAFSA]).

*      Obtain a PIN (makes applying online faster).

*      Look up the status of your federal student loan.

*      Get information to help you decide on a career and locate schools offering majors in that field. Then apply to various schools online without leaving the site.

*      Use “MyFSA” to create a personalized folder to record your interests, career and college searches and any relevant personal information. Track your progress in the college planning and application process. Store information in “MyFSA” to prepopulate fields on the FAFSA.

 

*      Free Help Completing the FAFSA

*      www.studentaid.ed.gov/completefafsa

 

*      Direct Loan Web site (includes servicing center)

*      www.dl.ed.gov

 

*      U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Outlook Handbook (information on various careers and their earning potential)

*      www.bls.gov/oco

 

*      FREQUENTLY REQUESTED TELEPHONE NUMBERS

*      Federal Student Aid Information Center

*      1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243)

*      TTY users (for the hearing-impaired) can call 1-800-730-8913.

*      Callers in locations without access to 1-800 numbers may call 1-319-337-5665 (this is not a toll-free number).

*      The FSAIC staff can answer your federal student financial aid questions and can give you all the help you need—FREE—including

·        information about federal student aid programs,

·        help completing the FAFSA,

·        help in making corrections to your Student Aid Report (SAR), which contains your application results,

·        information about the process of determining financial need and awarding aid and

·        information about your federal student loans.

 

*      You can also use an automated response system at this number to find out if your FAFSA application has been processed and to request a copy of your SAR. You can also write to the Federal Student Aid Information Center:

*      Federal Student Aid Information Center
P.O. Box 84
Washington, DC 20044-0084

 

*      Direct Loan borrower services

*      1-800-848-0979

*      TTY users can call 1-800-848-0983.

 

*      Direct Consolidation Loan information

*      1-800-557-7392

*      TTY users can call 1-800-557-7395.

 

*      Office of Inspector General Hotline

*      1-800-MIS-USED (1-800-647-8733)

*      To report student aid fraud (including identity theft), waste or abuse of U.S. Department of Education funds:

·        E-mail: oig.hotline@ed.gov.

·        Web site: www.ed.gov/misused.