Campus Financial Aid Administrator Resources

Expiration of Peacetime Public Health Emergency/COVID-19

How to Request COVID-19 Unit Restoration for State Aid Programs -REVISED

Unit Restoration Request When School Applied R2T4 COVID-19 Waiver

2020-2021 REVISED COVID-19 State Financial Aid Guidance

2020-21 COVID-19 Required Report for Schools

2020-2021 COVID-19 State Financial Aid Guidance

2019-2020 COVID-19 State Financial Aid Guidance for Clock Hour Schools

2019-2020 COVID-19 State Financial Aid Guidance

2019-20 COVID-19 Required Report for Schools

2019-2020 COVID-19 State Financial Aid Guidance Q&A

SNAP Income Verification Training for Financial Aid Staff
Supporting students through SNAP verification during the COVID-19 Pandemic Q&A

The Office of Higher Education administers several state student financial aid programs as well as other higher education related programs. Those programs include grants, scholarships, loans, loan repayment programs, and work opportunities for postsecondary education students, borrowers, and others. For each program, you will find program criteria, statutes and agency rules governing the program, and guidance used to administer the program within the State Financial Aid Manual.
For current information on state financial aid program spending and trends, visit Financial Aid Data.

State Financial Aid Manual

The Office of Higher Education regularly updates manual chapters for each of these programs. Some chapters may be updated more often than others. Schools are required to read all e-mail and written correspondence from the Office to keep informed of any changes in policy or guidance. Changes announced during the interim have the full force and effect of the Financial Aid Manual. All participating colleges and other partners are responsible for designating a contact and notifying the Office about changes to the campus contact information; including name, e-mail address, and phone number.

Each chapter of the State Financial Aid Manual listed below is the most current version. Financial aid administrators and others responsible for executing some or all of the program administration are expected to adhere to this guidance as well as any interim guidance.

• Introduction (844 k)
• Common Definitions (148 k)
• Future Together Grant (148 k)
• Grants for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
• Greater Minnesota Internship Tax Credit Program (186 k)
• Indian Scholarship Program (291 k)
• Minnesota State Grant Program (4.9 MB)
• MN Reconnect Scholarship
• MN GI Bill Program (Only effective until 2018-2019) (299 k)
• State Work Study Program (535 k)
• Postsecondary Child Care Grant Program
• Public Safety Officer Survivor Grant Program (452 k)
• SELF Loan Program^®
• Student Teacher Grants
• Tribal College Supplemental Grant Assistance
  

State Financial Aid Manuals - Prior Years

• 2015-2016 Financial Aid Manual (9.2 MB)
• 2014-2015 Financial Aid Manual (8.2 MB)
• 2013-2014 Financial Aid Manual (7.4 MB)
• 2012-2013 Financial Aid Manual (7.5 MB)
• 2011-2012 Financial Aid Manual (5.1 MB)
• 2010-2011 Financial Aid Manual (10.7 MB)
• 2009-2010 Financial Aid Manual (5.9 MB)
• 2008-2009 Financial Aid Manual (5.6 MB)
• 2007-2008 Financial Aid Manual (4.9 MB)

OHE Audit Guides and Policies

• 2021-2022 OHE Audit Guide (accessible)
• 2020-2021 OHE Audit Guide (accessible)
• 2015-2016 OHE Audit Guide
• 2014-2015 OHE Audit Guide
• Licensed Private Career School Statutory Refund Policy
• Marital Status and Tax Filing Status Policy
  

Training Tool for Financial Aid Administrators

Developed and supported by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), CORE In-Service Curriculum offers online courses for NASFAA members to help new and current aid administrators keep pace with ever-changing regulations, laws, private donor restrictions, and technology.

The U.S. Department of Education also offers an online financial aid training module called FSA Coach.