Update on Sept. 2, 2026: The PDF files for the 2026–27 Federal Student Aid Handbook are now available.
Dear Colleague:
We are pleased to announce the availability of PDF files of the 2025–26 Federal Student Aid Handbook. Schools can download the entire handbook or individual volumes. We continue to work on the PDF files of the 2026–27 Federal Student Aid Handbook and will notify the community when they are available.
The Federal Student Aid Handbook consists of the Application and Verification Guide, nine numbered volumes, and appendices. We publish the Federal Student Aid Handbook digitally on the Knowledge Center. Each time we publish a volume, appendix, or errata, we will inform the community through a Training Announcement (Dear Colleague Letter type “ANN”) on the Knowledge Center.
You can send questions and suggestions about the Federal Student Aid Handbook using the Customer Support form in the FSA Partner Connect Help Center. To submit a question, please complete the form and select “FSA Handbook” as the topic.
Sincerely,
Federal Student Aid