First Year Applicants - Forms & Deadlines

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Early Decision 1 Applicants

For a printable checklist of all requirements and deadlines, click here. For details and links, see below.

Deadline: December 1st

1. 2012-2013 CSS Profile
   Tufts PROFILE code: 3901
2. 2010 Parent & Student Federal Income Returns, signed and with all schedules and W-2's*
   Submit directly to Tufts Student Financial Services. Emailed tax returns will not be accepted.
3. Other forms such as the electronic Noncustodial Parent Application, corporation or partnership taxes, etc., as applicable, will be required.
   You will be notified by CSS (College Board) of the need for any additional forms after you file the PROFILE. 
   For ED applicants only, the additional forms should be sent to Tufts University, Student Financial Services, Dowling Hall, Medford MA  02155.
   
   *  Award letters will contain information about the FAFSA, submitting 2011 taxes, and other requirements.
   *  An institutional application form is not required of new student applicants.

Early Decision 2 Applicants 

For a printable checklist of all requirements and deadlines, click here. For details and links, see below.

Deadline: February 1st

1. 2012-2013 CSS Profile
   Tufts PROFILE code: 3901
2. 2010 Parent & Student Federal Income Returns, signed and with all schedules and W-2's*
   Submit directly to Tufts Student Financial Services. Emailed tax returns will not be accepted.
3. Other forms such as the electronic Noncustodial Parent Application, corporation or partnership taxes, etc., as applicable, will be required.
   You will be notified by CSS (College Board), via regular mail or email, of the need for any additional forms after you file the PROFILE.
   For ED applicants only, the additional forms should be sent to Tufts University, Student Financial Services, Dowling Hall, Medford MA  02155.
   
   *  Award letters will contain information about the FAFSA, submitting 2011 taxes, and other requirements.
   *  An institutional application form is not required of new student applicants.
    

Regular Decision Applicants

For a printable checklist of all requirements and deadlines, click here. For details and links, see below.

1. 2012-2013 CSS Profile
   Tufts PROFILE code: 3901
   Deadline: February 15th
2. 2012-2013 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
   Tufts Federal Code: 002219
   Deadline: After January 1, 2012 but prior to February 15th.
   When completing the FAFSA, we strongly encourage you to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool to ensure accuracy. This tool transfers your 2011 tax information directly from the IRS into the FAFSA for you. In order to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool you must file your 2011 taxes at least two weeks before completing the FAFSA. You should complete the FAFSA by February 15th even if your 2011 taxes are not complete. If you complete your FAFSA before your 2011 taxes are complete, you will need to log into the FAFSA 2 weeks after your taxes are submitted to the IRS and use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool at that point (see Aid Policies for more information). Tufts will begin downloading FAFSAs mid-February. TAMS will not be updated with this information until then.
3. AFTER you submit your CSS PROFILE  you will receive via email a letter and Cover Sheet detailing the other forms (e.g., signed 2011 Federal Income Taxes, W2s, electronic Noncustodial Parent Application, business taxes, etc.) 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 to Tufts; everything will be sent, in a single submission, to the IDOC service.  See  How to Apply  for more details.
   Deadline:  March 1st
   
   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.  Financial aid applications will not be reviewed until all required forms are submitted.
   
   * An institutional application form is not  required of new student applicants.
    

Transfer Applicants

1. 2012-2013 CSS Profile
   Tufts PROFILE code: 3901
   Deadline: March 15th
2. 2012-2013 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
   Tufts Federal Code: 002219Tufts Federal Code: 002219
   Deadline: After January 1, 2012 but prior to March 15, 2012  
   When completing the FAFSA, we strongly encourage you to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool to ensure accuracy. This tool transfers your 2011 tax information directly from the IRS into the FAFSA for you. In order to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool you must file your 2011 taxes at least 2 weeks before completing the FAFSA. If you complete your FAFSA before your 2011 taxes are complete, you will need to log into the FAFSA 2 weeks after your taxes are submitted to the IRS and use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool at that point (see Aid Policies for more information).
3. AFTER you submit your CSS PROFILE form, you will receive from CSS 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, in a single submission, to the IDOC service.
   Deadline: March 30th
   
   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.
    
   *  An institutional application form is not required of new transfer applicants.
    

International Student Applicants

In light of Tufts' commitment to maintain an international community, the University makes available a small amount of funding for talented international students. Because of the limited financial aid funding available, Tufts can offer admission to only a very small number of International applicants a year. Because funding is very limited, families who have the ability to fund the entire educational expenses should not apply for financial aid. Competition among this segment of the applicant pool will be keen. International financial aid is based on need. Awards will consist of grant and possible eligibility for an on-campus job.

If an International student enrolls at Tufts without financial aid as a first year student, that student is not normally eligible for aid in subsequent years at Tufts. An exception may be made for an International student who has completed at least two years at Tufts, and whose family has experienced an unanticipated change in family financial circumstances. In these cases, limited funds may be available, and the student may apply for an emergency grant and/or loans. Other information may be found here on the International Center website.

R.E.A.L. (Resumed Education for Adult Learners) Applicants

1. 2012-2013 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) filed after January 1, 2012
   Tufts Federal Code: 002219
   Deadline: After January 1, but prior to March 1, 2012
   When completing the FAFSA, we strongly encourage you to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool to ensure accuracy. This tool transfers your 2011 tax information directly from the IRS into the FAFSA for you. In order to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool you must file your 2011 taxes at least 2 weeks before completing the FAFSA. If you complete your FAFSA before your 2011 taxes are complete, you will need to log into the FAFSA 2 weeks after your taxes are submitted to the IRS and use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool at that point (see Aid Policies for more information).
2. R.E.A.L. Application
   Submit directly to Tufts
   Deadline: April 15th
3. 2011 Student (and Spouse, if married) federal tax returns, signed, with all pages, schedules, and W-2's
   Submit directly to Tufts Financial Services. Emailed tax returns or attachments will not be accepted.
   Deadline: April 15th