2008-2009 (Summer 2008 through Spring 2009)
To apply for financial aid for summer, fall, winter, and spring terms of the 2008-2009 academic year, you must file the following documents by the appropriate deadlines:
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA): If you and your parent(s) previously received a PIN and you both know your PIN, go to www.fafsa.ed.gov on or after January 1, 2008, to complete your 2008-2009 Renewal FAFSA on the Web. Electronic filing and signing your Renewal FAFSA will allow your application to be processed faster and more accurately.
If you or your parent(s) previously received a PIN and you are not sure what it is, you may request a duplicate copy of your PIN by going to www.pin.ed.gov and selecting the option "Request a Duplicate PIN". Depending on the delivery method you choose when submitting your request, your PIN will be sent by e-mail or postal mail separately. When you use your PIN to access your 2008-2009 FAFSA on the Web, you will be prompted to select and answer a challenge question and agree to the terms and conditions of PIN usage. To protect the confidentiality of your application data, you should never share your PIN with anyone.
Continuing students are not required to submit a CSS Profile. However, if you are a first-time, upperclass applicant for financial aid, you must register and complete a CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE Application on-line at: https://profileonline.collegeboard.com.
Your financial aid application cannot be considered complete or processed until we have received FAFSA information electronically from the Federal Processor and all other required documents. If application materials are late, demonstrated need may be met with less Dartmouth scholarship and more self-help (job and loan). Extensions will be granted only in extremely rare cases.
Rather than sending your renewal application, the federal verification worksheet, your tax returns, your parents’ tax returns, and W-2 forms to the Financial Aid Office at Dartmouth, submit this documentation in one packet to the College Board Institutional Documentation Service (IDOC). Please do not fax or mail 2007 Federal Tax Returns or any application materials to the Financial Aid Office for the 2008-2009 academic year.
In early February, you will receive an email notification from the College Board that provides instructions for submitting all required paperwork. The notification will provide instructions on how to print a copy of your cover sheet which must be included for accurate and timely processing. The IDOC cover sheet includes a "bar code" specific to you. This code ensures the scanned documents are maintained in a secure file. You must mail all information in one packet to the College Board along with the completed and signed IDOC Cover Sheet. The web address for additional IDOC information is https://idoc.collegeboard.com/idoc/.
Parents' and Student's 2007 Federal Tax Returns and W-2’s. Signed copies of all pages and schedules should be submitted directly to the IDOC as soon as completed, but no later than April 15, 2008. The student’s name, class, and Social Security number should be written at the top of page 1. If you or your parents will be filing an extension, submit a copy of the extension request (Form 4868) together with 2007 W-2’s. If no income tax return will be filed by you or your parents, this should be certified in writing by completing the 2007 Non-Filing Statement. Please be sure to provide all income received and the source of income.
Noncustodial Parent’s 2007 Federal Tax Returns and W-2 Forms. If your parents are separated or divorced, your noncustodial parent must submit a signed copy of all pages and schedules of the 2007 Federal income tax return and W-2(s) forms with the signed CSS cover sheet to IDOC. The Noncustodial Profile is not required after the first year.
Business and Farm information: If either parent is self-employed or owns a business or farm, he/she should submit the following document(s) based on the business/farm type. Documents are required for each business/farm owned and should be sent to IDOC by April 15, 2008, along with the renewal application, federal verification worksheet, and personal tax returns:
If a new business or farm was created in 2007, your parent(s) should submit a Business/Farm Supplement for each.
When the College Board receives your documents, they will electronically image and transmit the documents to the Dartmouth College Financial Aid office. All information should be submitted to the College Board even if the information is completed after the April 15, 2008 deadline.
Financial Aid awards are normally based on prior year income as well as current assets. The Financial Aid Office recognizes that a family's financial circumstances can change. Please use the request for financial aid review form to notify us of changes in income, number of family members in college, high medical and/or dental expenses not itemized on Schedule A or any other changes to your financial situation.
2008-2009 Request for Financial Aid Review
Note: These forms are available in Adobe's PDF format. You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software to view and print these forms. If you don't have Acrobat Reader installed, you can download it here.
