Off-campus resources
Many offices and
agencies off-campus can
provide assistance to you during the financial aid process. This
listing has contact information and the primary services of each.
Please call for current hours if they are not given.
Financial aid
FAFSA On The Web
FastWEB
Federal Student Aid Information
Center
FinAid—The Financial
Aid Information Page
Minnesota Division of
Rehabilitation Services
Minnesota Office of Higher Education
Minnesota State Services for
the Blind
National Student Loan Data
System (NSLDS)
U.S. Department of Education
Other US government offices
Federal Trade Commission
U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs
U.S. Immigration and
Naturalization Service
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
(IRS)
Detailed Listings
FAFSA
On The Web
Free, paperless federal application for financial
aid
www.fafsa.ed.gov
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FastWEB
A national scholarship search service
www.fastweb.com
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FinAid—The
Financial Aid Information Page
Links to scholarship search databases
www.finaid.com
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Federal Student Aid Information
Center
General information about the federal student aid
programs, assistance in completing the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA), and information and technical assistance for FAFSA
on the Web are available through the Federal Student Aid Information
Center. (See also the U.S. Department of Education information that
follows this listing.)
P.O. Box 84, Washington, DC 20044-0084
Phone Toll-free 1-800-433-3243
TTY (for the hearing impaired) 1-800-730-8913
Help
in completing the FAFSA
http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/completing_fafsa/index.html
Federal government
resources for education
student.gov
To report fraud, waste, or abuse involving federal
student aid funds
Phone 1-800-647-8733
Direct
Consolidation Loan Program information
Phone 1-800-557-7392
TTY 1-800-557-7395
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Federal
Trade Commission
Contact FTC toll-free to get free information or
file a complaint. FTC enters complaints into a secure, online database
available to civil and criminal law enforcement agencies worldwide.
Toll-free phone 1-877-382-4357
Online complaint form at www.ftc.gov
Scam alerts www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/scholarship
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Minnesota
Division of Rehabilitation Services
390 North Robert St., 1st Floor, St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone 651-296-5616
TTY 651-296-3900
www.mnworkforcecenter.org
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Minnesota Office of Higher Education
1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350
St. Paul, MN 55108-5227
Phone 651-642-0567
Toll-free 1-800-657-3866
www.mheso.state.mn.us
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Minnesota
State Services for the Blind
2200 University Ave. W., #240, St. Paul, MN 55114
Phone 651-642-0500
TTY 651-642-0506
Fax 651-649-5927
www.mnworkforcecenter.org/ssb/index.html
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National
Student Loan Data System (NSLDS)
Aggregate loan information-To use the NSLDS Student
Access System you need to have one a browser with 128-bit encryption such as:
- Internet Explorer 6.x
- Netscape Navigator 7.x
Phone Toll-free 1-800-433-3243
www.nslds.ed.gov
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U.S.
Department of Education (ED)
Washington DC 20202-4651
www.ed.gov/
Borrower account information and interest calculator
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/DirectLoan/index.html
Direct Loan Origination Center borrower services
1-800-848-0979
TTY (for hearing-impaired ONLY) 1-800-557-7395
Direct Loan Repayment Center 1-888-447-4460
TTY (for hearing-impaired ONLY) 1-800-730-8913
www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/DirectLoan/index.html
FAFSA ON THE WEB
www.fafsa.ed.gov/
TTY (for hearing impaired ONLY) 1-800-511-5806
Federal
School Codes
(University of Minnesota, Twin Cities school code is 003969)
www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/Students/apply.html
Personal Identification
Number (PIN)
www.pin.ed.gov
PIN verification, technical issues 1-800-801-0576
Publications online, requests www.ed.gov/
Student Aid Reports 1-800-433-3243
The
Student Guide
www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFAStudentGuide
Title IV information
www.nslds.ed.gov
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U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs
P.O. Box 50410, Washington D. C. 20091-0410
General information 1-800-827-1000
FAX 202-273-6891
www.va.gov
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U.S.
Immigration and Naturalization Service
2901 Metro Drive, Suite 100, Bloomington, MN 55425
General information 1-800-375-5283
Forms request line 1-800-870-3676
TTY 1-800-767-1833
www.ins.usdoj.gov
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U.S. Internal
Revenue Service (IRS)
To request Form 4506 (necessary to obtain
tax return copies in 6–8 weeks; $23 fee) 1-800-829-3676
Tax account information (filing status, exemptions
claimed, adjusted gross income, taxable income) 1-800-829-1040
www.irs.gov
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