Volume 2 of the 2026–27 Federal Student Aid Handbook is now available..
Volume 2: School Eligibility and Operations includes topics pertaining to institutions’ general obligations in administering the Title IV student aid programs: institutional and program eligibility, administrative requirements, audits, record keeping, program reviews, and providing information to the public.
The Federal Student Aid Handbook consists of the Application and Verification Guide, nine numbered volumes, and appendices. In addition to Volume 2, the following are currently available:
- Application and Verification Guide
- Volume 1: Student Eligibility
- Volume 3: Academic Calendars, Cost of Attendance, and Packaging
- Volume 4: Processing Aid and Managing Title IV Funds
- Volume 5: Withdrawals and the Return of Title IV Funds
- Volume 6: The Campus-Based Programs
- Volume 7: The Federal Pell Grant Program
- Volume 9: The TEACH Grant Program
- Appendices
FSA will continue to publish volumes throughout the year. FSA publishes the Federal Student Aid Handbook digitally on the Knowledge Center.