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…

The Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program encourages the part-time employment of undergraduate and graduate students who need the income to help pay the cost of their education and encourages FWS recipients to participate in community service activities. This volume describes the ways schools are required to use money from their FWS Program funds to…

The Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program encourages the part-time employment of undergraduate and graduate students who need the income to help pay the cost of their education and encourages FSW recipients to participate in community service activities. This volume describes the ways schools are required to use money from their FSW Program funds to…

This volume describes the institutional eligibility and administrative requirements for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program. The borrower's eligibility is the same under either program, but the procedures are different because funds for Direct Loans are provided…

The Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), and Federal Work-Study (FWS) programs are called "campus-based" programs because each school is responsible for administering them on its own campus. A school applies for and receives funds from the U.S. Department of Education, and the school's…

This volume describes how a school calculates and pays Pell awards to eligible students and how it reports those payments to the Department of Education. The discussion covers what the school must do to process an eligible student's Pell award after the school has received documentation of the student's eligibility. The Federal Pell Grant Program…

The Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), and Federal Work-Study (FWS) programs are called "campus-based" programs because each school is responsible for administering them on its own campus. A school applies for and receives funds direct from the U.S. Department of Education, and the school's…

The Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), and Federal Work-Study (FWS) programs are called "campus-based" programs because each school is responsible for administering them on its own campus. A school applies for and receives funds direct from the U.S. Department of Education, and the school's…

This volume describes federal student financial aid programs that are administered at the state level. Students must meet state eligibility requirements to receive assistance or benefits from these programs. The State grant programs are: (1) the Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) Program; (2) the Special Leveraging Educational…

This volume describes federal student financial aid programs that are administered at the state level. Students must meet state eligibility criteria to receive assistance or benefits from these programs. The state grant programs are: (1) Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) Program; (2) Special Leveraging Educational Assistance…

This volume discusses the eligibility requirements for student and parent borrowers from federal financial aid programs. It reviews the factors an aid administrator must consider when reviewing a student's application for a loan and outlines the administrator's responsibilities in checking to make sure that recipients qualify for their aid awards.…

Information for postsecondary institution financial aid administrators on the major federal student financial aid programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965 and its amendments is provided. Nine chapters cover the following: (1) introduction (office of student financial assistance organization, debt collection and…

The purpose of this publication is to describe how a school becomes eligible to participate in the Student Financial Assistance (SFA) programs and to explain the administrative and fiscal requirements of SFA program participation. In addition, this publication discusses other issues relevant to the general administration of the SFA programs. Major…

This handbook, consisting of an introduction and ten chapters, explains the 19992-93 procedures that higher education institutions must follow in administering the federal government's Student Financial Assistance (SFA) programs. Chapter One describes the organizational structure for areas of the Department of Education directly involved in the…

This package of training materials is intended for participants in a workshop for administrators at institutions of higher education involved in administering student financial aid programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act. The workshop agenda is divided into two segments of 28 sessions over 5 days. Segment 1 consists of 11 sessions…