Financial Aid Basics

Getting financial aid can sometimes be an extremely difficult process that will drain your mental and physical energy. There are thousands of available sources of financial aid, but at the same time, there are alot more students who need help paying for their post-graduate education expenses.

One resource that is available to you is the Federal Student Aid Information Center on the web at www.studentaid.ed.gov or by phone at (800) 4FED-AID.

Another government site that will be useful to you is the http://www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov/

FAFSA4caster helps guide you in the financial aid process by:

• Providing you with an early estimate of your eligibility for federal student aid.
• Giving you an experience similar to FAFSA on the Web
• Allowing you to transfer all of your FAFSA4caster data to FAFSA on the Web once you are ready to apply for aid.
• Providing you the option to apply for your Federal Student Aid PIN.
• Increasing your knowledge of the financial aid process, and providing information about other sources of aid.