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The Financial Aid Application Process for MD Students

Financial aid is awarded on an annual basis. Each year, students are required to complete the financial aid application process anew. Application materials are provided electronically to admitted students and to all waitlisted admissions candidates. Returning students receive instructions via email.

Award Notification

Financial aid award decisions are made following the submission of all financial aid application materials by March 15. Award letters are emailed to first-year MD students on a rolling basis, beginning in late March. Award letter notifications are emailed to returning students in late June. Each award recipient is required to acknowledge the aid award within thirty days of receipt of the award electronically.  Please see below for information on adjusting your financial aid award.

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Financial Aid Application Deadline for First-Year MD Students: March 15, 2024

Financial Aid Application Deadline for Continuing MD Students: May 1, 2024

Application Checklist (2024-25)

  • Option I - If you are applying for all available sources of financial aid (federal, institutional, and private), submit the documents indicated under Option I. Parent information is REQUIRED of all Option I applicants.
  • Option II - If you are applying for assistance only from US Department of Education programs (Federal Direct Loan Program, Federal Work-Study Program) and private loan programs, submit the documents indicated under Option II. Parent information is NOT REQUIRED under Option II.

Document Requirement

Instructions

HMS Financial Aid Application

Log in using your HarvardKey. Note: To access the online system, first set up your HarvardKey. Instructions on doing this will be provided through email from Harvard University IT within the first week of your acceptance to HMS.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

US Citizens & Permanent Residents only

Remember to choose the 2024-25 school year. Be sure to list “E00472” for the HMS school code. [Address: Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA]. *Note: The Department of Education is delaying FAFSA results to students and schools until the first half of March 2024.

CSS Profile

To be completed by custodial parents

Select CSS Code "4238" for Harvard U: Harvard Medical School.

Please include the student SSN to avoid delays in processing.

Noncustodial Profile

To be completd by noncustodial parent

If your parents are divorced, separated, never married or are living seperately, we require your noncustodial parent to complete the Noncustodial CSS Profile.

Once your custodial parent completes the CSS Profile, you will be provided with a CSS ID and temporary password for your noncustodial parent to log into the Noncustodial CSS Profile application.

Additional Required Documents - Submit the following documents below through the HMS Secure File Transfer Site.

Signed Copy of Parents' 2022 U.S. Income Tax Return

To be completed by BOTH custodial and noncustodial parents

 

Enclose all pages and schedules including W-2/1099 forms.

All returns must be signed regardless of filing method. Write the student’s name at the top of the 1st page.

International Student Financial Aid Application

All international applicants from nations other than Canada or US/Canadian applicants with parents living abroad.

International students/parents who do not file a U.S. tax return must provide either a copy of the foreign tax return OR a statement from an employer or banking institution verifying the amount of income received in 2022. Please indicate corresponding U.S. currency for foreign income.

Business/Farm Supplement

 

If student, spouse, or parents are owners or part owners of businesses (including Sole Proprietorships/C Corps/S Corps/Partnerships) or farms, you must submit the Business/Farm Supplement for each business/farm owned.

Fiance/Spouse Financial Resource Application

Applicants planning to become married by August 2024 or who are currently married will need to complete.

Citizenship Documentation

US Permanent Residents only

US permanent residents must submit a copy of their Alien Registration Card (front and back) documenting their eligibility to receive federal financial aid.

Document Requirement

Instructions

HMS Financial Aid Application

Log in using your HarvardKey. Note: To access the online system, first set up your HarvardKey. Instructions on doing this will be provided through email from Harvard University IT within the first week of your acceptance to HMS.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

US Citizens & Permanent Residents only
Remember to choose the 2024-25 school year. Be sure to list “E00472” for the HMS school code. [Address: Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA]. *Note: The Department of Education is delaying FAFSA results to students and schools until the first half of March 2024.

Citizenship Documentation

US Permanent Residents only
US permanent residents must submit a copy of their Alien Registration Card (front and back) documenting their eligibility to receive federal financial aid.

 

Document Requirement

Instructions

HMS Financial Aid Application

 

Log in using your HarvardKey.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

US Citizens & Permanent Residents only
Remember to choose the 2024-25 school year. Be sure to list “E00472” for the HMS school code. [Address: Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA]. *Note: The Department of Education is delaying FAFSA results to students and schools until the first half of March 2024.

Citizenship Documentation

US Permanent Residents only

US permanent residents must submit a copy of their Alien Registration Card (front and back) documenting their eligibility to receive federal financial aid.

Adjusting Your Financial Aid Award

In addition, students are instructed to complete the Outside Scholarship Form to indicate any outside financial aid awards not already listed on the award package. Similarly, if the student elects to decline any portion of the recommended loan amounts, s/he must reduce the loan amounts electronically.

Students who know they will need additional loan assistance to cover some or all of the expected family contribution may make their requests by completing the 2024-25 Loan Adjustment Form. Ordinarily these requests will first be met with funds from the Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan program to the extent permitted by federal borrowing limits and then if necessary with funds from the Federal Direct GradPLUS Loan program. The Federal Direct GradPLUS Loan requires the Financial Aid Office to obtain a credit check, which requires completion of the GradPLUS Loan Consent Form. Students who are not eligible for federal funds may borrow, if necessary, from supplemental private loan programs.