Federal Student Information Center - For questions about federal student financial aid, FAFSA processing, or to order a duplicate SAR contact:
Federal Student Information Center
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Eastern Time
1-800-4-FEDAID
1-800-433-3243
EdFund - For Loan Processing Questions and Problem Resolution go to www.edfund.org.
Default Prevention
P.O. Box 419035
Rancho Cordova, CA 95741-9035
Customer Service 1-800-233-3863
Default Prevention Hotline 1-800-298-9490
EdWise Financial Planning Guide - A useful tool that helps students take charge of the borrowing process by determining how much to borrow and when to pay it back. Students and parents gain clear, concise budgeting information that enables them to efficiently manage finances. Enter the appropriate information, and EdWise will do the calculating. Just go to their website at
http://www.edwise.org/.
Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits - For tax information go to http://www.irs.gov/individuals/students/
Stafford Student Loan Exit Counseling - For entrance and exit interviews visit www.mapping-your-future.org website. This website is also for information on career planning, college selection and financial aid.
Financial Aid Information Page - This is a free, comprehensive, objective, and independent guide to student financial aid resources, including scholarships, sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. This service includes the following:
- Advice on identifying scholarship scams and a list of suspicious scholarship searches;
- Ask the Aid Advisor: a service in which professionals in financial aid have volunteered to answer questions submitted by students and parents;
- EFC Estimator: an online calculator that computes an estimate of the students' expected family contribution and financial need at www.finaid.org.
FAFSA on The Web - To complete a FAFSA or Renewal FAFSA online go to www.fafsa.ed.gov .
FAFSA Help Page - For online help in completing the Free Application for Student Aid http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/completing_fafsa/index.html
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance - The committee serves as an independent source of advice and counsel to Congress and the Secretary of Education on student financial aid policy at www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/acsfa/edlite-index.html.
Office of Postsecondary Education - www.ed.gov/students/prep/college/
Bureau of Indian Affairs - The BIA is the principal bureau within the federal government responsible for the administration of federal programs for federally recognized Indian tribes, and for promoting Indian self-determination. The deputy commissioner is the chief operating officer of the BIA. Field operations are carried out in 12 regional offices and their agency offices at www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs.html.
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) - For citizenship status and green card information: http://www.uscis.gov
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - For copies of tax forms or a free copy of a tax summary call 1-800-829-1040. For blank tax forms, download from the following site: www.irs.ustreas.gov/formspubs/
Selective Service - For verification of registration or to register for Selective Service go to www.sss.gov.
Students.gov - A student gateway to information and services from the United States government at www.students.gov.
Teacher Shortage Areas - http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/pol/tsa.html
Perkins Loan Teaching Cancellation Low-Income School Search - For Perkins teaching cancellation information and school search
studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/cancelperk.jsp
U.S. Department Of Education Regional Office - For policies on federal student aid programs contact: 50 United Nations Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94102, 1-800-872-5327
www.ed.gov/about/contacts/gen/regions.html
