For more information on these federal student aid programs, please go to www.studentaid.ed.gov, or call 1-800-4FED-AID.

WHITEHOUSE: Making Higher Education More Affordable

StudentAid.gov is a new website that provides straightforward and easy-to-understand information about planning and paying for college.

WHITEHOUSE: New Resources to Make the Financial Aid Process Easier

As a mobile-optimized website, StudentAid.gov is fully accessible on tablets and smartphones.

WHITEHOUSE: New Resources to Make the Financial Aid Process Easier

StudentAid.com, which launched earlier this year, asks students for detailed financial information and their GPAs and standardized test scores to create detailed cost estimates for up to 10 universities, based on each college's financial aid award formula.

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