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.."

This volume describes the Federal Perkins Loan Program, which comprises Federal Perkins Loans, National Direct Student Loans (NDSLs), and National Defense Student Loans (Defense Loans). Perkins Loans and NDSLs are low-interest long-term loans made through school financial aid offices to help needy undergraduate and graduate students pay for postsecondary education. Some recent changes in student eligibility, types of promissory notes, and loan discharges due to death or disability are outlined for the 2002-2003 academic year. The chapters are: (1) "Participation, Fiscal Procedures, & Records"; (2) "Student Eligibility"; (3) "Making & Disbursing Loans"; (4) "Repayment"; (5) "Forbearance & Deferment"; (6) "Cancellation"; (7) "Due Diligence: Billing & Collection"; and (8) "Default. An appendix 'I discusses November 2001 Perkins and NDSL Promissory Notes.

There are many factors to be considered when reviewing a student's application for aid from the FSA programs, such as whether the student is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, whether the student is making satisfactory academic progress, and whether the student has a defaulted FSA loan. This volume of the Federal Student Aid Handbook discusses the eligibility requirements for students and parent borrowers, and responsibilities to ensure that recipients qualify for their aid awards. The table of contents divides the hand book into the following 5 chapters: (1) Chapter 1, School-Determined Requirements, discusses student eligibility requirements that do not require information from the Department's systems; (2) Chapter 2, Citizenship, explains that a student must be a citizen or eligible non-citizen to receive FSA--It also describes immigration documents that may be needed to make sure students meet this requirement; (3) Chapter 3, Financial Aid History, provides a discussion of how to review a student's financial aid history, and also how to track changes to the student's financial history through the post screening and transfer student monitoring processes; (4) Chapter 4, Social Security Number, provides information on the SSN requirement and the match process; (5) Chapter 5, Selective Service, describes the registration requirement, and the Selective Service match; and (6) Chapter 6, Program-Related Eligibility Requirements, describes additional factors that are program-specific.

The purpose of this publication is to describe how a school becomes eligible to participate in the Federal Student Aid (FSA) programs and to explain the administrative and fiscal requirements of FSA program participation. In addition, this publication discusses other issues relevant to the general administration of the FSA programs. A summary of the changes and clarifications is presented in greater detail in the following 12 chapters: (1) Chapter 1, Institutional Eligibility, discusses the three types of institutions that are eligible to participate in the FSA programs; (2) Chapter 2, Applying for Participation in the FSA Programs, discusses how and when a school applies for approval to participate in the FSA programs; (3) Chapter 3, General Participation Requirements, explains many of the participation requirements; (4) Chapter 4, Program Eligibility, deals with the relationship between program eligibility, and institutional eligibility; (5) Chapter 5, Updating Application Information, describes changes that can affect a school's participation, as well as how and when to report these changes; (6) Chapter 6, Providing Consumer Information, provides the requirement for the consumer information that a school must provide to students, the Department, and others as well as a summary of the effects of misrepresentation of school information on a school's FSA participation; (7) Chapter 7, Written Agreements between Schools, presents the specific requirements for such agreements. (8) In chapter 8, Distance Education, the applicability of the FSA program requirements to programs offered through distance education is discussed; (9) Chapter 9, Record keeping, and Disclosure, covers the requirements for maintaining and disclosing records for the FSA programs; (10) Chapter 10, Administrative Capability, provides the requirements a school must meet to demonstrate its administrative capability; (11) Chapter 11, Financial Standards, explains the financial standards schools must maintain to participate in the FSA programs; and (12) Chapter 12, Program Integrity, offers a discussion of the responsibilities of schools, accrediting agencies, states, and the Department for ensuring the integrity of the FSA programs.