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Funding Your Education 1997-98



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U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education

Contents

Credits and Acknowledgments

Introduction

Education after High School

Paying Tuition and Other Costs

Federal Pell Grants

Campus-Based Aid Programs

Federal and Direct Stafford Loans

PLUS Loans (Loans for Parents)

Stafford and PLUS Loan Questions

Applying for Financial Aid

Eligibility Criteria

Deadlines and Verification

Contacting the Department

Reducing the Cost of School Taking the Next Step

Forums

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Introduction

This document provides general information about the U.S. Department of Education's federal student financial aid programs. It is designed for high school students and others considering entering a postsecondary school for the first time.

If you are already attending a postsecondary school or would just like more comprehensive information on these programs, you might want to go to The Student Guide, 1997-98.


Credits

Funding Your Education 1997-98 is one of many publications that are available upon request from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE).

If you should have any questions about Funding Your Education 1997-98 or if you would like to obtain additional information on student financial assistance, you may contact your high school guidance counselor, the financial aid officer at the postsecondary institution you plan to attend, or the Federal Student Aid Information Center toll free at 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243).

Information about the OPE portion of this WWW site was made possible through the leadership of Dr. David A. Longanecker, Assistant Secretary of OPE.

Funding Your Education 1997-98 was developed for the WWW by the Development Section of the Department's Student Financial Assistance Programs.

Funding Your Education 1997-98 is FREE. If you paid for a copy of the publication, please write to the following address and give us the name and address of the organization that charged you.

Federal Student Aid Information Center
P.O. Box 84
Washington, D.C. 20044
1-800-4-FED-AID

Questions concerning these ED WWW pages should be directed to ope sfa@ed.gov, citing the specific URL, if relevant, in the message.

Last update December 1, 1996


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