Assisting Students

• Helping Students use FinAid
• Aid for Telecomm Students
• Financial Aid for Study Abroad

Scholarship Management

• Scholarship Design & Management

Professional Development

• Guide to Professional Judgment
• Professional Associations
• Benefits of a Higher Education
• Financial Aid Jobs
• Guide to Detecting Fraud on Financial Aid Applications
• Guide to Improving Student Perceptions of the Financial Aid Office
• Suggestions for Dealing with Unhappy Students and Upset Parents
• Guide to Talking with the Press and News Media
• Balancing Technology and the Human Touch in Financial Aid
• Training for Financial Aid Administrators
  • Training for Financial Aid Professionals (TFAP) (US Department of Education)
  • FSA Coach (US Department of Education)

Frequently Used Resources

• Quick Reference Guides
• Award Letter Requirements
• Withholding Academic Transcripts and Diplomas
• US Department of Education Computer Hardware Requirements
• Exit and Entrance Loan Counseling
• Default Prevention and Management
• Codes (ISIR, Reject and SAR)
• Documents and Forms used by Educators and Financial Aid Administrators
• FERPA and Financial Aid
• Higher Education News: Newspapers, magazines, newsletters and blogs that discuss higher education news, policy, research and opinion.
• History of Student Financial Aid
• Pell Grant Historical Figures
• Important Phone Numbers
• Useful Products and Services
• Common Manual
• PR and Media Relations Firms
• Mailing Lists
• Cohort Default Rates
• 90/10 Rule
• Financial Aid resources on the Internet
• Other Online Resources
• List of Common Law Marriage States
• Early Awareness
• EFC Worksheets
• Definition of Middle Income

Surveys

• FastWeb Student Loan Survey
• Financial Aid Satisfaction Surveys

Statistical Resources

• Quick Reference Guide to Student Financial Aid Statistics
• Tips for Using the NCES Data Analysis System
• NCES Fast Facts about Financial Aid

Student Aid Policy Analysis

• Student Aid Policy Analysis Papers, Reports and Testimony by Mark Kantrowitz
• Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance
• GAO Student Aid Policy Papers
• Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY and The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education
• The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS)
• Rethinking Student Aid Study Group (College Board)
• Educational Policy Institute (StudentRetention.org)
• Education Sector
• National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
• Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP)
• Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis
• ACE Center for Policy Analysis (American Council on Education)

The Lighter Side

• Quotes about Financial Aid
• Jokes about Financial Aid
• Word-Find Puzzle about Financial Aid