• FAFSA On the Web:  www.fafsa.ed.gov
Our Federal School Code is 002873. This site lets you apply for financial aid online by permitting electronic transmission of your application information. You must have access to a computer equipped with a modem. This page provides detailed filing instructions, as well as other links to the U.S. Department of Education.

• Financial Aid Home Page at U.S. Department of Education:  www.ed.gov/finaid.html

• Advisory Committee of Student Financial Assistance www.ed.gov/offices/AC/ACSFA     
See what this committee is doing for you!  It has current news and pending legislation.

• Funding Your Education:  www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/FYE/
This site gives a broad overview on topics such as how to apply, eligibility, telephone numbers and grants and loans.

• Preparing Your Child For College:  www.ed.gov/pubs/Prepare/
This is useful for all parents, whatever age their child may be. It is an excellent guide for parents; a resource book full of very good information, not just about how to pay but choosing a long-range planning checklist.
• The Federal Student Guide:    www.ed.gov/prog-info/SFA/Student Guide
The Bible of Federal Student Aid. This is where all the federal programs are explained.

• All About Direct Loans:  www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/DirectLoan/pubs/allabout/        
Since this looks like the biggest program for sending students to school, it makes sense to learn about it.
1. Loan Consolidation Program:
www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/DirectLoan/cons.html
This site gives you information on how to consolidate your loans.
2. Direct Loan Newsletter:
www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/DirectLoan/newsletter/
This Web site lets you sign up for the newsletter to keep you updated.
3. Office of Loan Ombudsman:
www.ombudsman.ed.gov
This office can assist you if you are experiencing problems with your Direct Loan or Perkins Loan.
4. Loan Locator:
www.nslc.org 
This site is designed to help students track their educational loans.
     

• FastWEB Financial Aid  Search through the Web www.fastweb.com  
Students can search the Internet for scholarships that match their area of interest.

• New York State Higher Education Services Corporation www.hesc.com. This is New York State’s homepage, which provides information about Grants and Scholarship programs.

• Financial Aid Information Page:  www.finaid.org 
Financial Aid is covered from A to Z at this site.

• Selective Service Registration:  www.sss.gov
This site allows you to register for selective service and also checks to see if you are already registered.

• National Student Loan Data System:  www.nslds.ed.gov    
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, this site allows students access to information about any Title IV aid (financial aid) they have received.

• Personal Identification Number:  www.pin.ed.gov