Financial Aid Resources

Direct Loans
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/DirectLoan/index.html
"The U.S. Department of Education's Direct Loan Program provides loans to help students pay for education after high school. The Department of Education acts as a lender, providing funds for Stafford loans (for students) and PLUS loans (for parents) in the same amounts as the Stafford and PLUS loans offered through the Federal Family Education Loan Program. (In the FFEL Program banks and other private lenders provide these loans.)"

Ed.gov Financial Aid
http://www.ed.gov/finaid/landing.jhtml
Financial aid information from the U.S. Department of Education Web site.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
U.S. Department of Education Free Application for Federal Student Aid Web Site.

Federal Student Aid - YouTube Videos
http://www.youtube.com/FederalStudentAid
Videos produced by the U.S. Department of Education on Federal Student Aid.

Federal Student Aid Video conference Series
http://www.edvideo.ddlomni.com/
U.S. Department of Education Federal Student Aid Video-On-Demand Presentations.

Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP)
http://www.ifap.ed.gov/IFAPWebApp/index.jsp
"The IFAP online library contains technical publications, regulations, and policy guidelines on the administration of the Federal Student Aid programs."

The National Student Loan Data System
http://www.nslds.ed.gov/
"The National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) is the U.S. Department of Education's central database for student aid. It receives data from schools, agencies that guaranty loans, the Direct Loan program, the Pell Grant program, and other U.S. Department of Education programs."

School Code Search
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/fotw0506/fslookup.htm
"You can use the Federal School Code Search to search for a Federal School Code, if you do not know the code for a school, or verify a Federal School Code, if you think you know the code for a school, but you are not sure."