This workbook for financial aid administrators was intended for use at a four-day workshop and provides information and detailed instructions on how to apply for and document applications for student financial assistance. Each section first outlines some basic rules and timetables and then uses a questions-and-answer format and sample documents to guide users through the process. Sections include: (1) an introduction and overview that provide some background information on the Title IV programs; (2) a section covering student eligibility and obtaining student financial aid histories; (3) information collected on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and other output documents; (4) calculating the amount of student aid, including calculations for cost of attendance, expected family contribution, and student need; (5) communicating with students and families; (6) verification, updating, and correcting; (7) institutional eligibility and financial responsibility, cash management rules, and demonstrating school administrative capability; (8) electronic processing; (9) precertification, and overawards and overpayments; (10) Pell grants; (11) campus-based programs; (12) direct loans and Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs); (13) refunds and repayments; and (14) using professional judgment. Appendices include: a list of acronyms, a glossary, a resource list, and reproductions of overhead slides used in the sessions. (CH)