FINANCIAL AID FOR UNDERGRADUATE RETURNING STUDENTS

Financial aid is awarded for one academic year only, so students must re-apply each year as described below. To continue receiving assistance, students must maintain satisfactory academic progress toward their degree and maintain minimum grade point average standards. 

Satisfactory Academic Progress Requirements for Need-Based Financial Aid
This policy is also published in the current Vanderbilt University Catalog.

Steps in making application for financial assistance:

• Submit The Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA), school code 003535.
  If you received financial aid in the past academic year, you will may complete the renewal FAFSA application online.
• Submit the College Scholarship Service Financial Aid Profile CSS/PROFILE, school code 1871.
• Submit the Vanderbilt Financial Aid Application
• Submit copies of your and your parents' 2007 federal tax return with all attachments and W-2 forms to our office as soon as complete/available.
• Submit the Outside Scholarship Notification form if you will be receiving a scholarship from a source other than Vanderbilt University
• Click here for loan application instructions if you have received your award notification letter and have been awarded a student loan.

Financial Aid Checklist 2008-09
Please review the checklist to ensure all steps are completed. The checklist also provides deadlines and additional information which may be helpful in completing your applications.