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Topics: Student financial aid administration, Student aid
The purpose of this publication is to describe how a school becomes eligible to participate in the Federal Student Aid (FSA) programs and to explain the administrative and fiscal requirements of FSA program participation. In addition, this publication discusses other issues relevant to the general administration of the FSA programs. A summary of the changes and clarifications is presented in greater detail in the following 12 chapters: (1) Chapter 1, Institutional Eligibility, discusses the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Student Financial Aid, Guides
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Topics: Student aid, Student financial aid administration
The purpose of this publication is to provide participating schools with guidance on how to request, disburse, manage, and report on the use of Federal Student Aid funds. A summary of the changes and clarifications is presented in greater detail in the chapters that are contained in this volume: Chapter 1, The MPN (Master Promissory Note) and the Stafford/Plus Loan Process, covers the process of making a loan, and describing the actions and information required of the student, parent, and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Student Financial Aid, Guides
In December 2004, the U.S. Department of Education announced that it will update the amount it allows families to deduct for state and other tax payments when applying for financial aid. These changes affect the way both the Federal Pell Grant and the Minnesota State Grant programs calculate a family's ability to pay. Larger assigned family responsibilities generally translate into smaller state and federal grants for students. The Higher Education Services Office has prepared this report...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Grants, Student Financial Aid, Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid), Setter, Gerald,...
This document is the second in a series of "core curriculum" courses designed by Student Financial Assistance (SFA) "University," a training program for SFA employees. The one-day course traces the history of student financial assistance, describes what the SFA organization looks like today, and outlines the standards to which SFA must adhere to create a better future for the millions of students who will enter higher education. The course describes three "moments of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Aid, Higher Education, Program Descriptions, Student Financial Aid, Student...
This training manual is intended for higher education institutions that process Federal Pell Grants under a new system called the recipient financial management system (RFMS). The RFMS system is part of the electronic data exchange process which allows schools to send and receive Title IV student financial aid application data to and from the Department of Education. The manual is organized in six units: Unit 1 is an overview and introduction to the RFMS system. Unit 2 covers origination and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Finance, Financial Aid Applicants, Higher Education, Need Analysis...
The FSA Five-Year Strategic Plan is a roadmap for FY 2004-2008 that identifies five long-range strategic objectives, tactical short-term goals, and performance management initiatives. In working toward the goals outlined in the plan, FSA will address a number of key challenges, including legacy system migration, business process re-engineering, cost management, product and service innovation, and customer satisfaction. FSA is undertaking many important initiatives to fine-tune its aid delivery...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Student Financial Aid, Federal Programs
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Topics: Student loans -- United States, Student financial aid administration -- United States, Student...
The purpose of this handbook is to assist counselors who are helping students apply for federal financial aid in the 1980-81 award period. Since most students seeking federal aid should begin by applying for a Basic Educational Opportunity Grant, that program is covered in more detail than the others. Chapter One offers an overview of the six major sources of federal student aid. Chapter Two contains an explanation of "Multiple Data Entry," the process that enables a student to apply...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrator Guides, Educational Finance, Eligibility, Federal Aid, Federal...
In this report GAO recommends that the Secretary of Education assess the advantages of consolidation loans for borrowers and the government in light of program costs and identify options for reducing federal costs. Options could include targeting the program to borrowers at risk of default and extending existing consolidation alternatives to more borrowers. Education should also consider how best to distribute program costs among borrowers, lenders and the taxpayers. (Author)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Student Financial Aid, Student Loan Programs
This report suggests to congress that they consider clarifying whether Education may regulate the fees charged to borrowers under the Direct Loan Program. It also suggests that FSA collect information from schools that could be used to make improvements to the Direct Loan Program. (Author)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Student Financial Aid, Student Loan Programs
The table of contents divides this handbook into two chapters. The first chapter, Overawards, defines the term, and then discusses a student's and a school's responsibility for resolving overpayments and overawards. Following the award of an aid package, student circumstances may change and result in an overaward. For instance, the student may receive a scholarship or grant from an outside organization, or the student may want to extend his or her work-study employment. When these circumstances...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Withdrawal (Education), Student Financial Aid, Guides
This form is used to renew an application for federal and state student grants, work-study, and loans. The form begins with instructions, deadline dates for state student aid, and instructions on renewing an application on the Web. Sections of the application request borrower (student) information, student and spouse income and assets, student status, parental information, student and spouse household information, school information, and signature and date. The form also contains information on...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Aid, Higher Education, Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid), Records...
This report first describes the aid application procedures aid administrators used to determine award eligibility, and the use of professional judgment to adjust students' aid application data. Next, the report describes the number of students who received financial aid, the funding and distribution of institutional scholarships, and student loan borrowing and cumulative debt. The study then shows the percentage of aid applicants who had financial need and the proportion of need met by total...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Student Financial Aid, Student Financial Aid Officers, Higher Education, Eligibility,...
The report presents the findings of the Financial Aid Services Survey at Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC). The survey sought to determine student satisfaction with financial aid services at both the College Financial Aid Office and the campus Financial Aid Information Services. More than 1,700 students who had been in contact with financial aid services at NVCC between fall 1998 and summer 1999 responded to the survey. Findings from the survey indicate that the most frequently...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Ancillary School Services, Community Colleges, Financial Aid Applicants, Need...
This report proposes a more reliable method of determining the subsidies required by independent students. The current Federal methodology for need analysis provides a crude index for determining eligibility. This report takes an innovative approach to determining independent students' ability to pay for education. It challenges many of the fundamental tenets of traditional need analysis and proposes new ways of thinking about the resources available to independent students in varying...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Paying for College, Self Supporting Students, Public Policy, Student Financial Aid,...
The Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program allows undergraduate and graduate students to work part-time to help pay for the cost of their education. Schools must use 75% of their FSW Program funds to compensate students employed in community service jobs. This volume describes the ways schools are required to use money from FSW program funds to compensate students in community service jobs. The chapters are: (1) "Participation, Fiscal Procedures, and Records"; (2) "Selecting Recipients...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Eligibility, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, Higher Education, Need Analysis...
This section of the 2002-2003 Federal Student Aid Handbook is intended for financial aid administrators and counselors who are helping students in the initial phases of the student aid process as they file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), verify the information they submit, and make corrections and changes to FAFSA information. Chapters are: (1) "The Application Process: FAFSA to ISIR" (Individual Student Information Report); (2) "Filling Out the FAFSA";...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Eligibility, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, Higher Education, Need Analysis...
The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) recently conducted a survey on the 2009-10 award year Administrative Cost Allowances (ACA), which are funds used by colleges and universities to support operations and professional development. Specifically, ACA is often used in essential areas that support the day-to-day operations of a financial aid office, such as salaries of financial aid counselors, equipment and supplies, and professional training. During this...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Student Financial Aid, College Administration, Costs, Financial Support, Operating...
This form is used to renew an application for federal and state grants, work study, and loans. The renewal version contains preprinted information that the student reported for the 2002-2003 school year. As a result, it is faster and easier for the student to use than the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The form contains instructions, deadline information, and instructions for renewing an application on the Web. Sections request student and family financial information, and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Applicants, Federal Aid, Higher Education, Need Analysis (Student Financial...
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This interview with Nicholas Morton, Assistant Director of Middle and Upper School Admissions and Assistant Director of Financial Aid, is one of thirty-two oral histories conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic by members of Packer's Upper School History Club with Packer staff, teachers, and students. The oral history interviews focus on narrators' experiences staying-at-home, or leaving Brooklyn, during the pandemic and how the pandemic impacted their lives. The first group of interviews were...
Topics: Coronaviruses, Education, Packer Collegiate Institute, Student financial aid administrators
This publication is intended for financial aid administrators and counselors who are helping students in the initial phases of the student aid process as they file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), verify the information they submit, and make corrections and changes to FAFSA information. The material in this guide was part of the Student Eligibility volume of the "Student Financial Aid Handbook" in the past, but this year it has been published separately in...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Eligibility, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, Higher Education, Need Analysis...
Next fall, students at Purdue University may have a new way to pay their tuition: income share agreements (ISAs). ISAs are an alternative form of higher education financing in which students pledge a fixed percentage of future earnings in exchange for money to pay for college. ISAs present a new challenge to the nation's colleges and universities, which do not have guidance from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) or professional associations on how to treat ISAs. These administrative...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Income Contingent Loans, Paying for College, Student Financial Aid, Student Financial...
This Policy Snapshot explores need-based financial aid programs across the country and highlights state program examples, grant and scholarship expenditure amounts, and recent legislative activity.
Topics: ERIC Archive, Student Financial Aid, Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid), Educational Policy,...
The initial stage of a model that simulates net prices facing degree students in New York State postsecondary institutions is described. The Student Support Sources model uses readily available data sources to simulate the processes by which family and student resources and financial aid are allocated to different types of students enrolled at different types of New York State institutions. This analog model attempts to replicate the aid allocation process on a student-by-student basis. The...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Students, Computer Software, Models, Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid),...
In an effort to provide more detailed information than had been provided by previous surveys of student satisfaction, the Office of Research and Planning at Nova Southeastern University used a localized survey to focus on a variety of task and process issues of importance to the Office of Student Financial Assistance. Surveys were mailed to 1,1050 students from the entire population of students enrolled in the 2001 winter term, and responses were received from 271. Because many students did not...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Students, Computer Use, Higher Education, Satisfaction, Student Financial...
This year, more students are applying and qualifying for need-based financial aid and more financial aid offices are being asked to reassess financial aid packages to reflect recent changes to families' financial situations, according to a recent survey by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. "This survey demonstrates a growing demand for financial aid and a growing burden for financial aid offices," said NASFAA Interim President Joan Crissman. "As...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Students, Student Financial Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, Federal Programs,...
This guide and training manual, in loose-leaf format, is intended to assist lenders and schools participating in the Colorado Student Loan Program (CSLP). The manual consists of a series of single page (front and back) "ready references." Each ready reference includes a title followed by information on the subject and suggestions for additional references and information sources. Ready references may also consist of a form or forms designed to assist the Student Loan Officer or...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Eligibility, Financial Services, Higher Education, Loan Default, Loan Repayment, Need...
The primary purpose of this handbook, which provides information on sources of financial aid and how to apply for it from the programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education, is to help financial aid administrators advise students in seeking financial aid for postsecondary education. The handbook is divided into three sections: (1) Part I provides general information about sources of aid, eligibility requirements, and financial need analysis; (2) Part II concerns the application...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Finance, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, Financial Needs,...
This fact sheet, an update of a report published in 1987, provides an overview of the financial aid system for postsecondary education. It covers the various types of financial aid, the technical words and phrases used to discuss it, and the process involved in its disbursement. The fact sheet discusses the roles and responsibilities of those who play a significant part in the process of providing aid, such as the postsecondary educational institution, state and federal government, and private...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Students, Disabilities, Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid), Paying for...
This document provides a step-by-step guide to completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for 1999-2000. Introductory information notes the availability of electronic versions of the FAFSA, requirements of renewal applications, and general instructions on form completion. Then the application process is broken down into six steps and line-by-line instructions for completing the form. The steps involve providing: (1) basic identifying and eligibility information; (2)...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, Higher Education, Need Analysis (Student...
More than three-quarters of postsecondary institutions (79 percent) would prefer expanding the current Perkins Loan program rather than replacing it with the Direct Perkins Loan program being proposed in Congress, according to a recent survey of NASFAA-member schools. In fact, increasing unsubsidized Stafford Loan limits (80 percent) and lowering the interest rate on unsubsidized Stafford Loans (83 percent) were both preferred over the proposed Perkins changes passed by the House education...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Student Loan Programs, Federal Programs, Change, Federal Aid, Student Financial Aid,...
Federal student aid is intended to play an integral part in fulfilling the promise of greater academic access and success for less affluent students. However, many experts have expressed concern about the length and complexity of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the statutory need analysis formula used to determine aid eligibility. The Higher Education Opportunity Act required GAO to form a study group to examine options and implications in simplifying the financial aid...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Student Financial Aid, Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid), Methods, Eligibility,...
This is a Congressional hearing to review and receive comment on H.R. 6190, legislation that would amend Title 38, United States Code, to exempt GI bill educational benefits from the determination of a veteran's eligibility for Federal educational benefits. Testimony includes statements, prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials from individuals representing the Veterans' Administration; the National Legislative Commission, the American Legion; the National Veteran's Affairs and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Eligibility, Federal Legislation, Grants, Hearings, Higher Education, Military...
Hearings of the Committee on Education and Labor on the proposed Student Loan Assistance Amendments of 1982 are presented. The bill (S. 2655) is designed to provide increased maximum limitations for student loans under Part B of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 for certain students who lost benefits under the Social Security Act as a result of amendments made by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981. Students whose benefits are being gradually reduced would also be eligible...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Students, Eligibility, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Hearings, Higher...
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The New America Foundation releases a proposal to replace the current federal financial aid model with a voucher program that would funnel federal higher education funding through the states
Topics: Discussion on Student Financial Aid and Voucher Programs, Television Program
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More than three in four college financial aid offices reported an increase in the number of cases where they must verify information on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), according to the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators' (NASFAA's) latest Quick-Scan Survey. The increase in the number of verification cases was likely to affect two-year colleges and low-income students. "The increases in verification cases couldn't come at a worse time,"...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Audits (Verification), Student Financial Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, College...
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Topics: Student financial aid administration -- United States, Student aid -- United States
New procedures for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program that must be followed for the 1978-79 academic year are presented. Financial aid administrators must follow these procedures to validate Office of Education selected Student Eligibility Reports. A uniform method of validating both Student Eligibility Reports not selected by the Office of Education and optional data elements is also presented. Background information that will be helpful in understanding the 1979-80 Basic Grant...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrative Change, College Students, Eligibility, Federal Aid, Financial Support,...
The majority of college financial aid offices have seen cuts to their operating budgets this year compared to the 2007-08 academic year when the recession began, according to the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrator's latest QuickScan Survey. Sixty-two percent of financial aid offices reported operating budget cuts this year and 22 percent reported that their operating budgets were cut by 11 percent or more. Seven percent said they expected budget cuts later this year....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Student Financial Aid, Budgeting, Retrenchment, Work Environment, Two Year Colleges,...
This workbook, which is intended for training individuals working with student financial aid matters is organized into four main sections, each of which is prefaced by a summary of related resource material: (1) an introduction; (2) student eligibility and other related issues; (3) returning Title IV funds; and (4) master promissory notes. Workbook exercises include case studies, illustrations of typical computer screens, and spaces for participant notes. Extensive appendixes include sample...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Finance, Eligibility, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Financial Aid...
The College Scholarship Service (CSS) Council Task Force on Reauthorization presented its recommendations to the CSS Council in December 2002. The Task Force focused its recommendations on issues that address the overarching goal of ensuring access to higher education for the most needy students. The recommendations reflect the consensus of CSS Council Members. Recommendations are grouped into these categories: (1) federal methodology, 13 recommendations; (2) Pell Grant, 3 recommendations; (3)...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Financial Aid Applicants, Higher Education, Need Analysis...
This book provides information to the student financial aid community about the calculation of a student's expected family contribution (EFC). An introduction which uses a question-and-answer format gives background information and guidance for using the proper formula to calculate a student's EFC. The following section provides narrative descriptions of the formulas: for a dependent student, for an independent student without dependents other than a spouse, and for an independent student with...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Financial Support, Higher Education, Need Analysis...
The Federal Perkins Loan Program is comprised of Perkins Loans, National Direct Student Loans (NDSLs), and National Defense Student Loans (Defense Loans). Perkins Loans. Made to students with no outstanding balance on a Defense Loan or NDSL, and NDSLs are low-interest (currently 5%), long-term loans made through school financial aid office to help needy undergraduate and graduate students pay for postsecondary education. No new Defense Loans are being made, but a few are still in repayment....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Eligibility, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, Higher Education, Need Analysis...
This resource paper provides an overview of student financial aid and discusses the roles and responsibilities of those who play a significant part in the process of providing aid to students with disabilities. The paper also addresses the financial aid application procedure and suggests timelines and resources for those individuals who are seeking financial aid. The information in this paper was based on the best available information at the time of publication in March 2000 and reflects...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Disabilities, Federal Programs, Financial Aid Applicants, Financial Support, Higher...
This guide is intended to assist financial aid administrators at postsecondary education institutions in completing verification, the process of checking the accuracy of the information students provide when they apply for financial aid under student financial assistance (SFA) programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education. The first chapter specifies which programs require verification and which do not, how to handle applications with conflicting information, and which applications...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrative Policy, Compliance (Legal), Decision Making, Eligibility, Federal...
The results of the most recent survey (summer and fall of 1988) by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators to investigate national patterns of salaries and staffing in financial aid offices are presented. Information is on 2,481 financial aid offices is organized into the following categories: characteristics of responding undergraduate institutions; characteristics of salaries of heads of office at undergraduate institutions; characteristics and salaries of staff at...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrators, Demography, Higher...
