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Applying for Financial Aid

How Do I apply?

Applying for Financial Aid can be a very simple and easy process but must be done each year. Everything begins with your filing of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This is the only application that the University of Delaware requires. This can be done for the next financial aid year as early as January 1 but we recommend that you file after you submit your taxes for the year so that you have the most up to date information as long as you are filing by the April tax deadline. You may want to consider filing earlier using an estimate if you are a late-filer but will then have to go into the FAFSA to update the tax information once you have finalized your taxes for pervious year.

Before getting started there are a couple of items that the you should gather together before beginning the process of filling a FAFSA.

• Obtain a Parent and Student Pin by going to www.pin.ed.gov. This PIN serves as your electronic signature to the online FAFSA.
• Gather the following documents:
  • Parent and Student taxes from the most recent tax year. For example, if you are applying for aid for the academic year Fall 2011/Spring 2012 you need your 2010 taxes.
  • Parent and Student W-2's from the most recent tax year.

Now that you have gathered all the necessary materials you are ready to apply. Go out to www.fafsa.ed.gov and choose the aid year that corresponds with the academic school year that you are applying for aid. Input the University of DE, Federal School Code 001431, so that we are sent information concerning your FAFSA such as your EFC (Estimated Family Contribution) and can evaluate you for financial aid.

When should I file?

Please keep in mind that you must file a FAFSA each academic aid year. For all newly admitted students, we suggest that you file by February 15th so that as soon as admissions has made their decisions, admitted students can be notified of Financial Aid offers. For returning students, we suggest having your FAFSA in by April 15th. Having your FAFSA in early will only help your chances of receiving the max amount of Financial Aid available.

Who is eligible to submit a FAFSA?

Please go to our page dedicated to Eligibility.

• You must be a matriculated student in a degree granting program at the University of Delaware
• You must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
• You must have a valid Social Security Card on file with the Social Security Administration (SSA)

Additional Tips

Pay special attention not to make any errors when filing your FAFSA. Please verify all personal information you input, including the Social Security number and date of birth. If this information does not match up with the Social Security Administration, this can cause delays in Financial Aid Awarding.

Please closely review the information that is sent back after filing the FAFSA on your Student Aid Report. If there is a problem on the FAFSA, this will be indicated on that report. Corrections can be made by going back into the FAFSA at anytime.

This may also indicate that you have been selected for a Verification Audit Review. Please review our Verification page for additional information concerning the Verification Process.