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Need-Based Financial Aid

Please read the IRS Data Retrieval Tool section before completing the 2012-13 FAFSA.

All applicants for federal need-based financial aid must complete and submit the following documents:

When completing the FAFSA, use School Code: 001445


The Office of Student Financial Services reserves the right to request further documentation in support of your aid application. It is in your best interest to respond to all requests for information as quickly as possible.

IRS Data Retrieval Tool

  • The U.S. Department of Education recently created an enhancement to the FAFSA filing process by allowing applicants and parents to retrieve tax data from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This new process called the IRS Data Retrieval Tool, the best and easiest way to provide accurate income information on the FAFSA, will be available February 1st, 2012.
  • Your income tax information will generally be available through the IRS Data Retrieval Tool 2 weeks after electronic filing and 8 weeks after submitting a paper tax return.
  • If the IRS Data Retrieval Tool is not used during the initial application, applicants are required to update information to reflect the income and tax information reported on the actual tax return. We strongly encourage the use of the IRS Data Retrieval Tool to update this information after taxes are submitted.

 

School Code

FAFSA:  001445 

Related

Merit-Based Scholarships, Assistantships or Fellowships

For more information on these types of assistance, contact your academic program or visit the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, the Graduate Biomedical Sciences Program or the McDonough School of Business.

Financial aid is available to help students meet educational costs for graduate study from several federal student loan and employment programs, also known as Title IV assistance.

These programs include the Federal Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loan, the Federal Perkins Loan programs and the Federal Work-Study program. Eligibility for these programs is dependent on demonstrated financial need.

Due to limited funding, the Federal Perkins Loan and Federal Work-Study are not offered to all applicants.

When to Apply

Our office accepts financial aid applications from graduate students throughout the academic year. If you are a prospective new student, you should apply for aid when you apply for admission to Georgetown to ensure that you receive information about your eligibility for financial aid when you receive your admission decision.

Application Deadlines

Application dates vary by graduate program. Continuing graduate students are encouraged to apply for need-based financial aid by April 15.

It usually takes about three weeks for the federal government to process a financial aid application, after which Georgetown reviews the application and makes a decision about the graduate student’s eligibility for need-based financial aid. Students must reapply for financial aid each year they intend to enroll at Georgetown.

Eligibility

Your eligibility for federal, many state and some private aid programs is based on your financial need as determined by a formula mandated by Congress. The federal need analysis formula evaluates net income, some net assets, number of family members, number of family members in college and other relevant factors in order to calculate an expected family contribution toward educational expenses.

If you have other resources available to meet college costs, such as a state or privately-sponsored scholarship, these also must be considered in determining need for federal aid. If the cost of attending Georgetown is greater than your expected federal family contribution, you may be eligible for federal financial aid.

Aid for Summer School

A limited amount of aid is available to graduate students during the summer. Please complete the GU Summer School Aid Application to be considered.

Emergency Loans

To assist enrolled students in meeting unanticipated expenses in exceptional circumstances, the Office of Student Accounts administers an emergency loan fund. Graduate students may borrow up to $600 per semester through the program. Usually only one loan may be obtained per semester. Emergency loans are not available between school semesters.

You must be enrolled at Georgetown, have a valid university identification card and a student billing account record to obtain an emergency loan. This is because the loan is charged directly to your student billing account. The Office of Student Accounts reserves the right to deny any emergency loan request that is not considered an unanticipated emergency.

Applications and information regarding repayment terms may be obtained from the Office of Student Accounts by calling (202) 687.7100. 
 

Office of Student Financial ServicesG-19 Healy Hall, Box 57125237th and O Streets, N.W., Washington D.C. 20057Phone: (202) 687.4547Fax: (202) 687.6542

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