Financial aid professionals can now access two key volumes recently added to the 2026-27 FSA Handbook.
The Department of Education announced that the following volumes of the 2026-27 FSA Handbook are now available:
Volume 3: Academic Calendars, Cost of Attendance, and Packaging – provides information on academic calendars, payment periods, and disbursement requirements for awarding aid, determining a student’s cost of attendance, and packaging aid.
Volume 6: The Campus-Based Programs – provides information on administering the Campus-Based Aid programs, including the Federal Work-Study Program, the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program, and the Federal Perkins Loan Program.
The digital Federal Student Aid Handbook is available on FSA’s Knowledge Center.
Any questions or suggestions about the FSA Handbook can be sent via the Customer Support form in the FSA Partner Connect Help Center by completing the form and selecting “FSA Handbook” as the topic.



