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The Financial Aid Professional’s ToolkitMethods to stay up-to-date on financial aid rules and regulations
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Overview
1. IFAP (Information for Financial Aid Professionals)
2. NASFAA
3. Higher Ed News
4. Listservs
5. Department of Education Federal Trainer
6. Financial Aid Toolkit
7. Discussion
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IFAP
• Information for Financial Aid Professionals• Ifap.ed.gov• Points of interest:• What’s New Section• Calendar• iLibrary
• When to check: weekly, or more if there are new regulations published
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NASFAA
• National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
• Membership required• Nasfaa.org• Points of Interest• NASFAA News• Law and Regulation• Ask Regs• Advocacy, Policy, and Research
• When to check: Check NASFAA news on the daily
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Higher Ed News
• Higher Ed News Reporting Websites• Insidehighered.com• Educationdive.com• Acenet.edu• Chronicle.com
• Daily/Weekly
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Mailing Lists/Listservs
• FINAID-L – discussion list for issues facing financial aid offices. Appropriate topics include financial aid administration, FAO job announcements, discussions of changes in federal aid regulations and similar topics - 3500 members, 100+ messages per week – Subscribe by emailing [email protected]
• Direct Loan Email List – notices when Federal Student Aid posts operational guidance related to the Direct Loan Program - Subscribe by emailing [email protected]
• FSATECH – technical questions about Federal Student Aid systems, software, and mainframe products. Answers are researched by Federal Student Aid system developers. Subscribe through IFAP
• NASFAA Listserv
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Department of Education Federal Trainers
• If you have questions about interpreting new (or current) regulations, can contact Federal Trainer
• Contact information on MASFAA website
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Financial Aid Toolkit
• Financialaidtoolkit.ed.gov• Provides information and resources to assist with
outreach and counseling students about financial aid topics
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Discussion
• What resources are you using/do find the most helpful?• Are there any resources that we should stay away
from/you’ve had a negative experience with?• What are your strategies for interpreting new/difficult
gray-area regulations?• Are there any resources/information MASFAA could
compile to assist you with staying up-to-date?