The following are financial aid information resources.

Call the Federal Information Center at 1-800-433-3243 or 319-337-5665 to get answers to your loan questions.

• FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
• Other Helpful Information
• Getting Your Federal Student Aid PIN
• U.S. Dept. of Ed.'s student aid programs
• Funding Your Education
• The Student Guide
• Finance Authority of Maine (FAME)
• Locate/Repay your Federal Student Loan
• Senior Year College Planning Calendar

FAME answers financial aid and loan questions (i.e., who is/are my Stafford Loan lender(s), how much did I borrow, who and where do I send my loan payments to, etc.) FAME: 1-800-228-3734 (in-state) or (207) 623-3263, Fax: (207) 623-0095, E-Mail: info@famemaine.com, or URL: www.famemaine.com.

• FAME (Loans, Repaying Loans, Loan Consolidation)
• National Student Clearinghouse
• U.S. Department of Education
• Sallie Mae (1-877-872-4768).
• nelnet (1-888-486-4722).
• The Information Center will assist you in completing the federal student financial aid application, explain the process of determining financial need, awarding aid, and send federal student aid publications to you. The center can be reached at 1-800-4-FED-AID.
• The College Cost Book, published by the College Board, is available at libraries, guidance offices and bookstores.
• Maine Education Services (MES) is the home of the Maine Educational Loan Program (MELA). 1-800-922-MELA.
• A Student's Guide to Banking and Personal Money Management - produced by the Maine Bureau of Banking. A free copy may be obtained by calling 207-624-8570.
• Fastweb - an internet scholarship search engine.
• Human Services provides applications for food stamps, housing, medical and financial assistance and other services.
• Mapping Your Future
• Federal Student Aid Information Center (call toll-free) at 1-800-4-FED AID or (1-800-433-3243)
• Financial Aid Facts
• Department of Education
• Student Aid on the Web
• Department of Veterans Affairs
• Consolidation Information
• Making Sense of loan Consolidation Web Cast
• Parent College Guide
• Maximize Your Financial Aid
• IRSRecovery

Public Assistance/Information

• United States Department of Health & Human Services
• Maine Department of Health and Human Services
• Maine Department of Labor
• Maine Government Website
• Career Center
• Unemployment
• Unemployment Benefits
• Call/Dial 211 for Directory Assistance
• Find appropriate service:www.211maine.org
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
• Opportunity.gov
• Maine Career Center/Training
• Maine Career Center.com/opportunity
• To find a Maine Career Center call 1- 888-457-8883
• Careeronestop.org
• Maine.gov/education/highered/index.htm
• File4UI.com
• Contact Unemployment claims representative at 1-800-593-7660
• To locate 12 Department of Labor Career Centers, go to: mainelibraries.com/main/search  - to find a local library
• Maine UI benefit screen print of your UI benefit information
• Complete a FAFSA/Apply for a Pell Grant at www.fafsa.ed.gov
• Call the Department of Edcuation to request a paper FAFSA at 1-800-433-3243
• RE: President' Training Initiative: Before enrolling in an education or training program, call 207-621-5101