How FSA Resources Can Help Your Family & Community

PRESENTED BY

Cindy CameronSandra Vuong

• StudentAid.gov– Prepare for College– FAFSA– Repay Loans

• My Student Aid login• Financial Aid Toolkit• Ordering Print Publications• Social Media (Facebook and Twitter)• YouTube Videos• Blogs

Help Your Family

StudentAid.govStudentAid.gov

• College prep• Career search• Budgeting tips

Prepare for CollegePrepare for College

• Grants, loans, work-study

• Scholarships• Fraud alert

Types of AidTypes of Aid

• Basic criteria• Eligibility of special

groups• Staying eligible• Regaining eligibility

Who Gets AidWho Gets Aid

• Filling out FAFSA• Dependency status• Which parent• IRS DRT• What to expect

after FAFSA

FAFSA: Apply for AidFAFSA: Apply for Aid

• Repayment plans• Repayment

Estimator• Consolidation• Loan forgiveness• Default prevention• Ombudsman

Repay Your LoansRepay Your Loans

STUDENTAID.GOV/LOGIN

•NSLDS interface•Quick access to other sites as alternative

My Federal Student AidMy Federal Student Aid

• Overview of aid• Alerts for default,

converted TEACH Grant, aid overpayment

• Links to detailed info re individual loans & grants

My Federal Student Aid

home/overview

• Fact sheets• Brochures• Booklets• Videos • Infographics• Info re

Braille

StudentAid.gov/ResourcesStudentAid.gov/Resources

• www.edpubs.gov• FSA and “Big ED” publications• Orders limited to 1-3 copies• FREE

Ordering Print PublicationsOrdering Print Publications

Help Your Community

AUDIENCE:

School counselors & other mentors

SITE STRUCTURE:• Learn About

Financial Aid• Conduct Outreach• Get Training• Search Tools and

Resources

FinancialAidToolkit.ed.govFinancialAidToolkit.ed.gov

• Self-instruction• Talking points &

tips for advising students

• Featured resources

Learn About Financial AidLearn About Financial Aid

IDEAS & RESOURCES FOR OUTREACH:

•In-person or remote•How to answer FAQs from special audiences

Conduct OutreachConduct Outreach

• Accessing free formal training in financial aid

• NT4CM

Get TrainingGet Training

FILTER SEARCH BY:

• Resource Type (e.g., videos, presentations, how-to guides)

• Audience Type

• Topic (e.g., FAFSA completion, loan repayment)

• Time of Year

Search Tools And ResourcesSearch Tools And Resources

• For you as FSA staff, to share in your community– Contact Veronica Redmond (3rd floor UCP)

• For community organizations to order and share– www.FSAPubs.gov– Search “How-to Guides” on Toolkit for instructions

on signing up for ID number for organization

Bulk Publication OrderingBulk Publication Ordering

How FSA Resources Can HelpYour Family & Community

How FSA Resources Can HelpYour Family & Community

SOCIAL MEDIA

/FederalStudentAid

@FAFSA

YOUTUBE VIDEOS

/FederalStudentAidBLOGS

www.ed.gov/blog

Paying for college

College preparedness

Student loan repayment

Facebook

Facebook.com/FederalStudentAidFacebook.com/FederalStudentAid

Search “Federal Student Aid”

Search “Federal Student Aid”

Facebook.com/FederalStudentAid

“Like” our page“Follow” us to see our posts on your newsfeedGot a question? Send us a message or leave a comment on one of our posts.

Facebook.com/FederalStudentAid Facebook Post Examples

FSA responds to many questions on FacebookFSA responds to many questions on Facebook

Facebook.com/FederalStudentAid Facebook Post Examples

We also post “fun” content that is relevant to students and parents.We also post “fun” content that is relevant to students and parents.

Facebook.com/FederalStudentAid Sharing a Facebook Post

Clicking on the “Share” button will prompt this pop-up. You can add your own personal text.

Clicking on the “Share” button will prompt this pop-up. You can add your own personal text.

Facebook.com/FederalStudentAid Sharing a Facebook Post

The post will be shared via your personal timeline and appear on your friend’s newsfeed.

Also, “liking” or “commenting” on a Facebook post are other activities that can be shared to your friend’s newsfeed.

The post will be shared via your personal timeline and appear on your friend’s newsfeed.

Also, “liking” or “commenting” on a Facebook post are other activities that can be shared to your friend’s newsfeed.

Twitter @FAFSA on Twitter

Twitter.com/FAFSATwitter.com/FAFSA

“Follow” @FAFSA to see our tweets.Currently, FSA has 63k followers.

“Follow” @FAFSA to see our tweets.Currently, FSA has 63k followers.

Twitter.com/FAFSA Twitter Post Example

Reply FavoriteRetweet

Twitter.com/FAFSA Twitter Post Reply

Reply to a tweet and say something about it. The tweet appears on your feed and begins a discussion thread.

Reply to a tweet and say something about it. The tweet appears on your feed and begins a discussion thread.

Twitter.com/FAFSA Twitter Post Retweet

Retweet is similar to “re-sending” someone else’s tweet to all of your followers.

The original tweet is duplicated.

Retweet is similar to “re-sending” someone else’s tweet to all of your followers.

The original tweet is duplicated.

This tweet has been retweeted 22 times.This tweet has been retweeted 22 times.

Twitter.com/FAFSA Twitter Post Favorite

Favorites:Lets FSA know you liked our tweet and allows you to save it for later.

Favorites:Lets FSA know you liked our tweet and allows you to save it for later.

This tweet has been favorited 31 times.This tweet has been favorited 31 times.

Twitter.com/FAFSA #AskFAFSA Office Hours

Storify Page #AskFAFSA Office Hours

Storify.com/FAFSAStorify.com/FAFSA

Storify.com/FAFSA #AskFAFSA Office Hours

Storify.com/FAFSAStorify.com/FAFSA

YouTube YouTube Channel

YouTube.com/FederalStudentAidYouTube.com/FederalStudentAid

Subscribe to ourYouTube ChannelSubscribe to ourYouTube Channel

YouTube.com/FederalStudentAid YouTube Video

Video: “FAFSA Overview”Video: “FAFSA Overview”

Ed.gov/Blog HomeRoom Blog

View our blogs by visiting www.ed.gov/blog

In the sidebar, click on “Federal Student Aid.”

View our blogs by visiting www.ed.gov/blog

In the sidebar, click on “Federal Student Aid.”