How to Apply
Looking for a checklist of deadlines and
forms?
New applicants, Returning
students, Graduate students
If you need assistance or have questions or
concerns regarding the application process or
procedures, help is just a phone call away at
617.627.2000 with our Student Services Department.
You may also email them at:
studentservices@tufts.edu
Visit our
Aid Policies section for details concerning
federal eligibility requirements such as
citizenship, selective service registration, drug
convictions, etc.
Please 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. Please keep a copy of all submitted documents for your own records.
** Emailed attachments will not be accepted.
**
FAFSA – (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
This is the federal government’s form which must be filed by
everyone seeking federal financial aid. The form
can be filed online after January 1st at
www.fafsa.gov. Electronic filing is strongly
recommended and preferred. 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.
CSS PROFILE – This form is provided by the College Board’s College Scholarship Service (CSS).
It allows a
school to collect financial data in order to determine eligibility for
institutional funding (grants, loans, etc). Please
complete at:
https://profileonline.collegeboard.com/index.jsp
For questions please call (305) 829-9793. A
fee is charged for filing the CSS Profile.
IDOC - For Regular Decision (NOT Early
Decision), Transfer applicants, or Returning students (except
those in the R.E.A.L. program): AFTER you
submit your CSS PROFILE, you will receive from CSS (either via regular mail or email) a Cover Sheet with details about
additional 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. You will be able to
check the
IDOC Website (beginning in February) to
verify that your documentation packet has been
processed and forwarded to Tufts University. IDOC customer service:
(954) 622-1484 or
help@cssprofile.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 2011 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. Business/corporate tax returns, when
applicable, should submitted. Aid awards will be tentative until 2010 taxes are received and reviewed.
*If parents do not file U.S. federal taxes, please
submit a copy of the non U. S. tax return. This
documentation must be translated into English and
U.S. dollars.
*Do not submit State income taxes. If you lost your
copy of your federal taxes you may contact the
IRS here.
Use the drop down box found there on the top right
to request your copy.
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. This
form is completed online
for new applicants. Once you complete the CSS PROFILE you will be provided with instructions and information to
forward to
the noncustodial parent. Should the noncustodial parent have problems with the NCP Application help is available on the website, via email
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.
Early Decision 1 Applicants
Early Decision 2 Applicants
Regular Decision Applicants
Returning Undergraduates
Returning REAL Students
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