The Federal Student Aid (FSA) Handbook provides guidance to schools and lenders that offer federal student assistance to students and borrowers. It is updated annually by the U.S. Department of Education (ED).

2007-2008 FSA Handbook
The 2007-2008 FSA Handbook is available here for download. TG has combined all of the volumes into one easy-to-use, searchable PDF. The file contains bookmarks showing all of the individual volumes and the chapters within each volume.

The 2007-2008 FSA Handbook contains the following:

• Application and Verification Guide
• Volume 1: Student Eligibility
• Volume 2: School Eligibility and Operations
• Volume 3: Calculating Awards & Packaging
• Volume 4: Processing Aid and Managing FSA Funds
• Volume 5: Overawards, Overpayments, & Withdrawal Calculations
• Volume 6: Managing Campus-Based Programs

To view the 2007-2008 FSA Handbook, click on the link in the right margin. For more efficient search capabilities, TG recommends downloading the file to your desktop.

2008-2009 FSA Handbook
ED has released the following volumes of the 2008-2009 FSA Handbook. Volumes will be posted as they are released. Once all the volumes of the 2008-09 FSA Handbook have been released, TG will provide a single downloadable file encompassing all of the volumes.

• Application and Verification Guide
• Volume 1: Student Eligibility
• Volume 2: School Eligibility and Operations
• Volume 4: Processing Aid and Managing FSA Funds
• Volume 5: Overaward, Overpayments, & Withdrawal Calculations
• Volume 6: Managing Campus-Based Programs

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2007-2008 FSA Handbook (8.75 Mb)

Application and Verification Guide (1.1 Mb)

Volume 1: Student Eligibility (1.5 Mb)

Volume 2: School Eligibility and Operations (2.4 Mb)

Volume 4: Processing Aid and Managing Federal Student Aid Funds (1.0 Mb)

Volume 5: Overaward, Overpayments, & Withdrawal Calculations (1.3 Mb)

Volume 6: Managing Campus-Based Programs (1.13 Mb)