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Returning Students - Quick Forms & Deadlines 2009 - 2010

**See How to Apply for application details **
 

The steps below are only for returning undergraduate students. 
      A checklist is available here:  Returning Students Checklist

  1. 2009-2010 CSS Profile
    Tufts PROFILE code: 3901
    Deadline: April 15, 2009
  2. 2009-2010 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
    Tufts Federal Code: 002219
    Deadline:  April 15, 2009
  3. 2009-2010 Upperclass Aid Application
    Deadline: April 15, 2009 (submit to IDOC)
  4. IDOC  (Institutional Documentation Imaging service)
    AFTER you submit your CSS PROFILE form, you will receive from CSS, via regular mail, a Cover Sheet letter with details about the forms required by Tufts, such as the Upperclass Aid Application noted above, a Business form, etc. These forms must be submitted with the Cover Sheet, directly back to the College Board's  IDOC service.   Do not send documents directly to Tufts; they should all be sent to the IDOC service.  Deadline: April 15, 2009

    If applicable, for Returning upper class students only, the paper Noncustodial Parent form (NCP) should be mailed directly to Tufts University, not IDOC. Please ensure that the student's name and ID are clearly written on anything sent to Tufts.  We will inform the student and the noncustodial parent if taxes or additional other forms are required.

    *If 2008 taxes are not yet completed, please do so as soon as possible, submitting them in one single packet to IDOC, ensuring that they are signed and contain all schedules, attachments and W-2 forms.  Please do not submit state taxes.  Aid awards will be tentative until 2008 taxes are received and reviewed.

    Upper class Financial Aid Award Notices will be sent out at the end of June.


International Student Applicants

International financial aid is based on need.  Awards will consist of grant and possible eligibility for an on-campus job.  NEW:  International student applicants will complete the CSS PROFILE and follow the process and deadlines as noted above for returning students. Parent and student 2009 taxes, translated into English and U.S. dollars as needed, are required.   No FAFSA is necessary.  Customer Service can be reached via email at help@css.profile.org or via a call to 305.829.9793.  Tufts does not offer Fee Payment Codes.

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 web site.
 

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

  1. 2009-2010 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
    Tufts Federal Code: 002219
    Deadline: AFTER January 1, 2009 but prior to April 15, 2009
  2. 2009-2010 R.E.A.L. Application
    Submit directly to Tufts Student Financial Services.
    Deadline: April 15, 2009
  3. 2008 Student (and spouse, if applicable) federal tax returns
    Signed and with all pages, schedules and W-2's. (Do not submit State taxes)
    Submit directly to Tufts Student Financial Services.
    Deadline: April 15, 2009

     

Deadline Policy: Returning Student grant aid will be reduced by $1000 for all applications made complete AFTER June 16, 2009. Students who complete applications after August 1, 2010 will be ineligible to receive Tufts grant aid for the Fall semester, and could be considered for Spring aid only if funding remains.
 

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