Financial Aid

Applying for Aid

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Applying for Financial Aid 2012-13: Current Students

(If you are a current international student, click here)

(If you are interested in federal student or parent loans only, click here)

Download a 2012-13 Financial Aid Application Checklist!

  • File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by April 1, 2012. The FAFSA is an online application available at www.fafsa.gov.
  • File the College Scholarship Service (CSS) PROFILE by April 1, 2012. The CSS PROFILE is an online application.
  • Submit copies of your and your parents' 2011 IRS income tax returns, W-2s, 1099 statements, and the verification worksheet with the College Board IDOC service by April 15th, 2012.
  • Once your taxes are submitted to the IRS for 2011, you and your parents must use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool to update your 2012-13 FAFSA.  Please note if your parents are married but filing separately, or recently separated/divorced, they may be unable to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool and will need to submit an IRS transcript of their 2011 tax return directly to the financial aid office.
  • Submit a 2012-13 Authorization to Release Information form (optional)  to the financial aid office.  If a student would like to release financial information to parent(s) or another party, please complete this optional form.

Status Checking

If you wish to check the status of your financial aid application, log in to Banner Self-Service.

Decision Notification

Review of on time applications begins in May and decisions will be made available to you electronically beginning in early June. Late applications (those completed after May 1st) are reviewed after June 15th on a rolling, date prioritized basis.

2012-13 Financial aid deadlines for current students

What Where When
FAFSA 003217 Submit to: federal processor Submit by April 1, 2012
PROFILE 4654 Submit to: College Scholarship Service (CSS) Submit by April 1, 2012
Parent 2011 IRS tax return and W-2/1099s Submit to: IDOC
 Send to IDOC no later than April 15, 2012
Student 2011 IRS tax return and W-2/1099s Submit to: IDOC
 Send to IDOC no later than April 15, 2012
Verification Worksheet Submit to: IDOC Send to IDOC no later than April 15, 2012

LATE APPLICATIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES:

Applications completed by:
May 1 – (On Time) = Full Consideration
May 2 – July 1 = 10-40% Reduction in Reed Grant
After July 1 – NO INSTITUTIONAL AID, federal aid only

Applying for Financial Aid 2012-13: International Students

 If you are a current international student, you must file the CSS PROFILE no later than April 1, 2012 and include Reed as a recipient (code 4654).

Applying for Financial Aid 2012-13: Student or Parent Loans Only

If you are applying for Federal Direct student or parent loans only, you must submit the FAFSA, but you do not need to file the CSS PROFILE.  For priority processing and to ensure that loans are set up by the start of fall semester, please file the FAFSA no later than July 1st, 2012.   After your FAFSA has been reviewed, we will provide you with loan application information and notify you if any further information or documentation is required.