College of Staten Island - Student Financial Aid Office

College of Staten Island The City University of New York

Student Financial Aid Office
Philippe Marius, Director

Location: North Administration
Bldg(2A), Room 401
Phone: 718.982.2030
Fax : 718.982.2037

Student Financial Aid Office
Important Phone Numbers & Web Sites

CSI Student Financial Aid

Student Inquiries	1.718.982.2030
Student Inquiries – TTY	1.718.982.2661
Student Service Center (for web-related financial aid services)	1.718.982.2601
Fax	1.718.982.2037

CSI - Other Offices

NY State HESC

Customer Call Center (all inquiries)		1.888.697.4372
Default Unit		1.800.666.0991
US Dept. of Education
Federal Student Aid Info. Center		1.800.433.3243
Federal Student Aid Info. Center – TTY		1.800.730.8913
Federal PELL Overpayments		1.800.474.7268
FAFSA on the WEB Information Center		1.800.801.0576
FAFSA on the WEB – TTY		1.800.511.5806
Federal Direct Loan Servicer
	• Before You Borrow	1.800.557.7394
	• After You Borrow	1.800.848.0979
	• Consolidation Department	1.800.557.7392
Internal Revenue Service
Student/Parent Inquiry		1.800.829.1040
Perkins/NDSL/NSL Billing & Defaults
ECSI - Perkins Billing Agent		1.888.549.3274
Account Control Technology, Inc.		1.888.830.7770
Immediate Credit Recovery, Inc.		1.800.964.5689
LeSchack & Grodensky Collection Agency		1.212.966.0700
US Dept. of Ed Assigned/Accepted Debt Collections		1.800.621.3115
Selective Service
Student Inquiry		1.847.688.6888
Alternate Payment Plan
TuitionPay		1.800.635.0120

Important Web Sites
CSI and CUNY

CSI Student Financial Aid Home Page; Download Financial Aid Form(s)	www.csi.cuny.edu/finaid
Confirm Zero Balance Bills on campus	https://www.csi.cuny.edu/zerobalance/
CUNY Portal	www.cuny.edu

Federal Web Sites

Complete your FAFSA on the Web	http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
FAFSA Worksheets	http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/worksheet.htm
FAFSA Question 31-Drug Worksheet	http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/before013.htm
Obtain PIN # for FAFSA/NSLDS/e-MPN	http://www.pin.ed.gov
NSLDS -Federal Grant & Loan History	http://www.nslds.ed.gov
Direct Loan Servicing System • Entrance Counseling • Exit Counseling	http://www.dlservicer.ed.gov
Direct Loans with Links to LoanConsolidation/Calculator to Estimate Monthly Repayment Costs	http://www.ed.gov/directloan
Who Services Your Loan?	http://www.loanlocator.org
Federal Perkins Loan
• Entrance Counseling	https://www.ecsi.net/promF5.html
• Exit Counseling	www.csi.cuny.edu/finaid/exit_counseling.html
Families Guide to Federal Tax Credit • Hope Scholarship • Lifetime Learning Tax Credit	http://www.nasfaa.org/annualpubs/taxbenefitsguide.html
Link to School Codes	http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/fotw0506/fslookup.htm
Selective Service Registration/Records	http://www.sss.gov

Other Web Sites

TuitionPay	https://secure.tuitionpayenroll.com/enroll/index.jsp
College Board Scholarship Search	www.collegeboard.com
College Funding Made Simple	www.nextstudent.com
Free Scholarship Search Web Page	http://fastweb.monster.com/
The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid	http://www.finaid.org
Special Web Sites for International Students Studying in America The following sites provide student loan information for international students. The loan programs typically require a co-signer who is either a US citizen or permanent resident.
CitiAssist Student Loan Program	www.citiassist.com
Global Student Loan Corporation	www.globalslc.com
Sallie Mae Signature Loan Program	www.salliemae.com
The sites listed below provide helpful information and additional resources for international students who are planning to pursue college studies in the United States:
Information on Studying in America:	www.usastudyguide.com
International Educational Financial Aid Scholarship Search:	www.iefa.org
International Scholarships:	www.internationalscholarships.com
International Student Exchange/Study Abroad Resource Center:	www.internationalstudents.com
The SmartStudent Guide to Studying in the USA:	www.edupass.org/finaid