USEFUL WEB SITES

Student Aid on the Web

www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov

Click on Students, Parents and Counselors

At this Web site you can

• Find information on federal student aid.



• Use “MyFSA” to create a personalized folder to record your interests, career and college searches to help you decide on a career and locate schools offering majors in that field. Track your progress in the college planning and application process by applying to schools online, access other sources of nonfederal aid, and store your personal information to populate fields on FAFSA on the Web.



• Use FAFSA4caster to get an early estimate of your eligibility for federal student aid, and an early start in the financial aid process. When you’re ready to apply for aid, much of the information you enter in FAFSA4caster will populate the FAFSA on the Web.



• Apply online using FAFSA on the Web (the online version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA).



• Obtain a Federal Student Aid PIN to sign your FAFSA on the Web.



• Look up the status of your federal student loan.

College.gov

www.college.gov
This Web site is designed to motivate high school students with inspirational stories and information about planning, preparing, and paying for college.

Free Help Completing the FAFSA

www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov/completefafsa
This Web site explains how to complete the FAFSA and the purpose of FAFSA questions.

The William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Direct Loan)

U.S. Department of Education as lender
www.ed.gov/DirectLoan
Use this Web site to find out more information on the Direct Loan Program, such as repayment options and interactive calculators.

Direct Loan Servicing Online

www.dl.ed.gov
Use this Web site to make Direct Loan online payments, view account balance, change billing options, enroll in electronic services, and much more.

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 (FSAIC)

1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243)
TTY users can call 1-800-730-8913
Callers in locations without access to 1-800 numbers may call 319-337-5665 (this is not a toll-free number).

The FSAIC staff can answer your federal student aid questions and can tell you what you need to know—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 has been processed and to request a copy of your SAR. You can also write to the FSAIC at the address at the bottom of this page.

Direct Loan Servicing

1-800-848-0979 | TTY users can call 1-800-848-0983

Direct Loan Consolidation

1-800-557-7392 | TTY users can call 1-800-557-7395

Inspector General Hotline

To report student aid fraud (including identity theft), waste or abuse of 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