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A completed financial aid application serves as your application for all types of aid available from Hampshire. You must complete all of these forms even if you are only interested in work-study eligibility.

STEPS TO APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL AID

1. Apply by the appropriate deadline.

**Beginning with the 2013-14 award year, the financial aid office will no longer require federal tax returns of all families. We reserve the right to request full or partial returns in certain cases. You will be notified by letter and email if federal tax returns are needed. The request will also be listed in each student’s individual account on The Hub.

2. Fill out all the required forms.

• College Board PROFILE Application
  Hampshire's College Board Code is 3447.
  Complete the PROFILE Application online as soon as possible, using estimates if necessary. If your biological or adoptive parents are not together, the parent with whom you reside completes the PROFILE. See the Noncustodial PROFILE* below for information on the other parent.

• Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
  Hampshire's Title IV School Code is 004661.
  You and your parents complete and submit this form to the federal aid processor. If your biological or adoptive parents are not together, the parent with whom you reside completes this form. You will receive a Student Aid Report (SAR) after the FAFSA has been processed and we will receive the electronic record of it (ISIR).

• IRS 1040 Federal Tax Returns
  Spring 2013 Applicants: Students and their parents applying for financial aid for spring 2013 must submit signed copies of their federal tax returns and W-2 Forms from 2011. Unsigned returns are not acceptable. Telefiles should be signed somewhere on the form. Copies of these tax returns should be mailed to: Financial Aid Office, Hampshire College, 893 West Street, Amherst, MA 01002-3359.
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•     Fall 2013 Applicants: Beginning with the 2013-14 award year, the financial aid office will no longer require federal tax returns of all families. We reserve the right to request full or partial returns in certain cases. You will be notified by letter and email if federal tax returns are needed to complete your financial aid application. The request will also be listed in each student’s individual account on The Hub.

3. Fill out any other required supplemental forms.

• * Noncustodial PROFILE
  This application is required if your biological parents are separated, divorced, or never married. If applicable, both PROFILEs are required to complete your financial aid application. The Noncustodial PROFILE is available online using the password obtained by registering for the PROFILE. The noncustodial parent should complete the form online as soon as possible, using estimates if necessary.

• High School Diploma Equivalents
  Due to federal regulations governing financial aid, if you will not be receiving a high school diploma and you wish to be considered for financial assistance, you must submit an equivalent. 

4. Make Sure You Haven't Missed Anything.

You and your parents must complete all of the necessary forms. Remember that different forms are submitted to different places, and that you must allow for sufficient mail and processing time to meet deadlines. We strongly suggest that you keep a copy of everything you submit.

It is important for students to use the same name and correct Social Security number on all application materials. The name used must match the name on the Social Security card. Please put the student's name on the top of each form you submit to our office.

Applicants who do not receive aid at the time of admission must be prepared to pay for the first two semesters of enrollment. The earliest that we can accept a new application will be for the second year of enrollment. Financial aid is not available for students who seek a second bachelor's degree.

Students may check the status of their financial aid application and forms needed to complete it by accessing The Hub at thehub.hampshire.edu. Please allow two weeks for processing.

Printable Financial Aid Instructions (pdf)