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Editor's Pick  Application for Approval to Participate
The Application for Approval to Participate (E-APP) in federal student financial aid programs. Postsecondary institutions can use the E-APP to apply for designation as an eligible institution, for recertification or change in ownership, to make an address change or update other information, and more. GO >
Editor's Pick  Conference Registration
Information for financial aid professionals seeking schedules, locations, accommodations, and registration materials for upcoming financial student aid (FSA) conferences. GO >
Editor's Pick  Direct Loan Consolidation School Services
Financial aid professionals can use this information center to answer the following questions: Who is eligible for federal direct consolidated loans? What are the consolidation requirements? What is my school's role in consolidation? What are the benefits to borrowers? How does consolidation affect a borrower's loan limits and my school's default ratio? How do I demo the exit counseling session? GO >
Editor's Pick  Direct Loan Origination Online System
For financial aid officers. GO >
Editor's Pick  Direct Loan Servicing Online
Resources and reports designed to help effectively manage Direct Loan program and with access to borrower account information. GO >
Editor's Pick  e-Payments Grant Administration and Payment System
Electronic payments system for grantees and contractors of the Department of Education. GO >
Editor's Pick  Federal Student Aid University
Find schedules, agendas, and registration instructions for current training courses and workshops offered by FSA University. Topics include fundamentals of Title IV administration, EDExpress direct loan processing training, EDExpress Pell Grant processing training, lender payment process redesign training, and EDExpress basics. GO >
Editor's Pick  Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) Library
Financial aid professionals can use this online library to find information on technical publications, regulations, and policy guidance for the administration of federal student aid programs. GO >
Editor's Pick  National Student Loan Data System for Financial Aid Administrators
The National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) is the database of information about loans and grants awarded to students under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965. It provides a centralized, integrated view of Title IV loans and grants during their complete life cycle, from aid approval through disbursement, repayment, delinquency, and closure. GO >
Editor's Pick  Pell Grant Recipient Financial Management System
The Federal Pell Grants Online website. Financial aid administrators, servicers or other school officials can log on to verify batch statuses, submit data requests, check account balances, enter institution records, or enter post-deadline data records via the Internet. GO >
Editor's Pick  Postsecondary Education Participants System Information Gateway
Find information on eligibility, certification, demographic, financial, review, audit and default rate data about schools, lenders, and guarantors participating in the Title IV programs. Accessible only if you are an employee of the Department of Education, a state department of education, a guaranty agency, a state licensing agency, or an accrediting agency. GO >
Editor's Pick  Schools Portal
News, calendar of deadlines and events, training, notices of proposed rulemaking, listservs, publications, data, self-assessment tools, and other information related to Federal Student Aid. GO >
Editor's Pick  Student Aid Internet Gateway Enrollment
Apply to join the Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG), check enrollment status, print enrollment signature documents, download SAIG software, and use other services relating to SAIG. GO >
Editor's Pick  Student Aid Publications and How to Order
Complete list of publications on student financial aid. Includes publications for high school students, counselors, colleges, student aid professionals, outreach, and technical reference materials. GO >
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