Welcome to the Federal Student Aid Gateway—the source for free information, guidance and tools for federal student assistance—from the U.S. Department of Education's office of Federal Student Aid. We're striving to make your quest for financial aid information easier, because our goal is to support your success. So start here and go further than you ever imagined!

Whether you're seeking financial aid for yourself, your child or for your student, you can find tools and information about grants, student loans and scholarships here. GO.
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If you are a counselor or mentor, you may want to go straight to the Federal Student Aid for Counselors Web site. GO.

If you're looking for financial aid tools to administer the Federal Student Aid programs at your school or the latest federal aid publications, training resources or deadlines, you'll find them all here. GO.

Are you a guaranty agency, lender, servicer, trade association or secondary market that needs to conduct business with Federal Student Aid using our online systems or to access policy updates? It's all here. GO.

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