The purpose of the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program (FSEOG) is to encourage schools to provide grants to exceptionally needy undergraduate students to help pay for postsecondary education. This volume provides information about the FSEOG eligibility and payments. The chapters are: (1) "Participation, Fiscal Procedures, and Records"; (2) "Selecting Recipients"; and (3) "Payments to Students.

The Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), and Federal Work-Study (FWS) programs are called "campus-based" programs because each school is responsible for administering them on its own campus. A school applies for and receives funds from the U.S. Department of Education, and the school's financial aid administrator is responsible for ensuring that eligible students receive program funds. This volume covers provisions common to the Perkins Loan, FSEOG, and FSW programs, and the next three volumes discuss each of these individually. This volume contains: (1) "Participation, Fiscal Procedures, & Records"; (2) "Selecting Recipients"; and ( 3 ) "Awarding Campus-Based Aid. (SLD) I' 1.

This volume of the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Handbook discusses the eligibility requirements for students and parent borrowers and the responsibilities of institutions in checking to be sure that recipients qualify for their aid awards. The guide also describes recent changes to FSA requirements and procedures. The biggest change for this year is the addition of the automated secondary confirmation process in the Immigration and Naturalization Service citizenship match. The chapters are: (1) "School-Based Requirements"; (2) "Citizenship"; (3) "NSLDS Financial Aid History"; (4) "Social Security Administration"; (5) "Selective Service"; ( 6 ) "Expected Family Contribution"; (7) "Financial Need and Packaging"; and (8) "Overpayments and Overawards . (SLD) 'I -l i.

The Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program allows undergraduate and graduate students to work part-time to help pay for the cost of their education. Schools must use 75% of their FSW Program funds to compensate students employed in community service jobs. This volume describes the ways schools are required to use money from FSW program funds to compensate students in community service jobs. The chapters are: (1) "Participation, Fiscal Procedures, and Records"; (2) "Selecting Recipients & Assigning Jobs"; (3) "Calculating FWS Awards"; (4) "Paying Students"; (5) "Types of Employment"; and (6) "Job Location & Development and Work-Colleges.

This volume describes the institutional eligibility and administrative requirements for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program. While the borrower's eligibility is the same under either program, the procedures are different because funds for Direct Loans are provided directly to the school by the federal government, while loan funds under FFEL are usually provided by a private lender and are guaranteed by a state agency. There were no significant changes to regulations related to these programs in 2 002- 2003, but the delivery process has continued to evolve. The chapters are: (1) "Institutional Eligibility and Administrative Requirements for DL/FFEL"; ( 2 ) "Borrower Eligibility for DL/FFEL"; ( 3 ) "Determining the Loan Period"; (4) "Starting the Loan Process: The MPN & the School's Role"; ( 5 ) "Loan Counseling"; ( 6 ) "Payment to the Borrower"; and ( 7 ) "Following U p: After the Loan Is Made.."