Building Your Financial Aid Toolbox

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Building Your Financial Aid Toolbox

• Presented by
• Rick Wilson, Bowling Technical College
• RickW.Wilson_at_kctcs.edu

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Tools of the Trade

• Web Sites
• Professional Associations
• Workshops and Training
• Colleagues, Coworkers and Friends
• Your Experience!

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Federal Student AidWeb Sites
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FAFSA on the Webhttp//www.fafsa.ed.gov
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PIN Sitehttp//www.pin.ed.gov
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FAA on the Webhttp//www.fafsa.ed.gov/FOTWWebApp/
faa/faa.jsp
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Federal Student Aid Home Page http//fsa4schools.e
d.gov
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Information for Financial Aid Professionals
(IFAP) http//www.ifap.ed.gov
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FSA Assessments Toolshttp//www.ifap.ed.gov/qahom
e/fsaassessment.html
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FSA Coachhttp//www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/fsacoach
/index.html
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Other FSA Tools

• Downloadable Software and Manuals
• Training, Workshops and Videoconferences
• Links to EApp, SAIG, COD, GAPS, etc.
• Handbooks (past and present)
• Verification Guides and Worksheets

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NSLDS Home Pagehttps//www.nslds.ed.gov/
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Direct Loanshttp//www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/Direc
tLoan/index.html
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NSLDS Student Access Sitehttp//www.nslds.ed.gov/
nslds_SA/
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Selective Servicehttp//www.sss.gov/
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ED Home Pagewww.ed.gov
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Professional AssociationWeb Sites
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NASFAAhttp//www.nasfaa.org
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NASFAA Encyclopedia http//www.nasfaa.org/Apps/Epl
us/
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NASFAA Forms Bank http//www.nasfaa.org/subhomes/f
ormsbank/index.html
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NASFAA Training Both on-line and stand-up
training opportunitiesNASFAA
Conferences National and State Professional
ConferncesNASFAA College Access College
AwarenessHigh School FA Night College Goal
Sunday
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SASFAA Home Pagehttp//www.sasfaa.org
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SASFAA Member State Organization Websites

• Alabama www.aasfaaonline.org
• Florida www.fasfaa.org
• Kentucky www.kasfaa.com
• Mississippi www.msmasfaa.org
• North Carolina www.ncasfaa.com

• Georgia www.gasfaa.org
• South Carolina www.scasfaa.org
• Tennessee www.tasfaa-tn.org/
• Virginia www.vasfaa.org/

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Other Helpful Web Sitesand Resources
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www.fastweb.com
www.collegeboard.com
www.srnexpress.com
www.petersons.com
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Finaid-L Discussion Listhttp//www.nasfaa.org/pub
lications/2001/finaid.html
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Other Resources

• SASFAA Listserv
• sasfaal_at_sasfaa.org
• KASFAA Listserv (state association)
• KASFAA-L_at_LISTS.KHEAA.COM
• Professional Association Membership Directory
• Network-Collect Business Cards and use the people
  as a resource
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Questions?????