How to Apply
Complete detailed information about
required aid application forms can be found below.
If you just
need a quick list of deadlines, and links to the required
forms, they can be found here:
New applicants;
Returning applicants;
Graduate student applicants.
Be aware that financial aid applications will not be reviewed until all required forms
are submitted. Use the best figures available to you and
estimate, if necessary to meet
deadlines. We
strongly suggest that you keep a copy of all submitted documents for your own records.
** Please note that emailed attachments will not be
accepted.
If you need assistance with the forms and requirements, or have questions or concerns
regarding the application process or procedures, help is just a phone call away
at 617.627.2000. Or via email:
studentservices@tufts.edu
FAFSA – this is the government’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid which must be filed by
everyone seeking federal financial aid. The form
can be filed on line after
January 1, but before April 15. The FAFSA web site is
www.fafsa.ed.gov. Although electronic filing is
strongly recommended, those who wish to consider a
PDF option for completing the FAFSA may go
here after January 1. Students may obtain a paper FAFSA
(which can take several weeks to receive) by calling
the Federal Student Aid Information Center toll-free at 1-800-433-3243.
For details concerning federal eligibility
requirements with regard to citizenship, selective
service registration, drug conviction, dependency
status etc.,
please visit our
Aid Policies section.
CSS PROFILE – this is a tool provided by the College Board’s College Scholarship Service (CSS) that allows a
school to collect financial data in order to determine eligibility for school grant funds and other aid. A
fee is charged for filing, and it is filed on line using the link provided. The web address is
https://profileonline.collegeboard.com/index.jsp and phone number is (305) 829-9793.
IDOC - For Regular Admit (NOT Early
Decision), new
Transfer applicants, or Returning students (except
those in R.E.A.L. program): AFTER you
submit your CSS PROFILE form, you will receive from
CSS (either via regular mail or email) a Cover Sheet letter with details about other
forms required by Tufts. These forms must be
submitted with the Cover Sheet, directly back to the
College Board's IDOC (Institutional
Documentation Imaging service.) Do not send
documents directly to Tufts; they should all be
sent to the IDOC service. You will be able to
check the
IDOC Web site (beginning in February) to
verify that your documentation packet has been
processed and forwarded to Tufts University.
IDOC customer service can be contacted at (954)
622-1484, or via email at
help@ccsprofile.org
FEDERAL TAXES – An aid application cannot be reviewed without a complete, signed copy of you and your
parent’s federal taxes including all
Schedules, W-2’s and attachments. You must follow procedures for submission either directly to Tufts for Early Decision and R.E.A.L. program applicants, or to
IDOC for Regular Decision, Transfer and Returning student applicants.
Emailed attachments of forms and taxes will not be
accepted. Go here for
Early Decision tax requirements.
*If 2009 taxes are not yet completed, please do so
as soon as possible, submitting them in one single
packet to IDOC, along with all schedules and W-2
forms. Aid awards will be tentative until 2009
taxes are received and reviewed.
*If parents do not file U.S. federal taxes, then a complete,
translated into English and U.S. dollars,
copy of the Non U. S. tax return is required.
*No State taxes are used, so they should not be
submitted. If you have lost your
copy of the federal taxes you may contact the
IRS here.
Use the drop down box found there on the top right
to request your copy.
BUSINESS SUPPLEMENT – If you own a business we collect this form to aid us in our analysis for institutional
grant aid eligibility. If your business is a small Schedule C entity in your home, with no assets or inventory,
the form is not needed. In this case simply
send a note to Tufts so that we can waive the need
for that form. However, if you own a corporation or partnership this form is required, along with the most
recent corporation or partnership taxes.
*Please NOTE that a K-1 is insufficient data, as
complete corporation or partnership taxes are needed.
NONCUSTODIAL PARENT PROFILE – If your parents are divorced, separated, or were never married, your
noncustodial
parent (the parent with whom you do not live) is required to complete the
CSS Noncustodial PROFILE (NCP) Application (on line
for new applicants.) Following
your completion of the PROFILE you will be provided with instructions and information to pass on to
the noncustodial parent. Should the noncustodial parent have any problems with the NCP Application,
online help is available directly on the web site, via email
to them at
help@cssprofile.org, or by calling them
at (305) 829-9793. We will inform the student
and noncustodial parent if additional noncustodial
information or forms will be needed.
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