Applying for Financial Aid: Application Process

The financial aid application process is required and must be completed each academic year you wish to receive financial aid. Students applying to receive aid during the 2015-16 year must submit completed applications to the financial aid office by December 1, 2015. Only applicants who have received an offer of admission for the 2015-2016 academic year may apply for financial aid.

Application Process: 2015-16 Academic Year

Applicants that have received an offer of admission for the 2015-2016 academic year may apply for financial aid.

Required Documents

1. 2015-2016 FAFSA
   Free Application for Federal Student Aid
   Stanford University School of Medicine school code: G24552.
   You must use your PIN number to file your FAFSA.
   The deadline to submit the 15-16 FAFSA is June 30, 2016
   Note: We require you (students only) to use the IRS Data Retrieval tool (available on FAFSA February 3rd) to upload your tax information to the FAFSA. If you do not use the IRS Data Retrieval tool to complete your FAFSA, you will need to submit a tax transcript to our office. This is not the same as a tax return. You can request your tax transcript by calling the following IRS number at 1-800-908-9946.
   Completing the high school (or equivalent) information section on the FAFSA is now required.
   Non-filers can indicate they did not file on the FAFSA but must submit their W2 (if received).
2. 2015-16 Need Access Application
   **Students who will be 30 years old by the beginning of the academic year are considered independent and do not need to submit the Need Access Application. Do not complete the Need Access application if you wish to apply for federal aid only.**
   Register online at www.needaccess.org.  Complete all required information. Parental information (income) is required.
   Note: A nominal fee of $28 for new applications and $15 for renewal applications will be assessed.
3. 2015-2016 Supplemental Financial Aid Application
   The Supplemental Financial Aid Application and document upload forms for the 2015-16 academic year will be available in AXESS in March 2015.
   Note: You will need a SUNet ID to access this form. If you do not have a SUNet ID, you will use your Stanford ID number to request your SUNet ID. You can request your SUNet ID at:https://accounts.stanford.edu/
4. 2014 Federal Income Tax Returns, W-2s, and All Associated Documents
   **Students who will be 30 years old by the beginning of the academic year are considered independent and do not need to submit parent taxes. Do not submit parental tax data if you wish to apply for federal aid only.**
   You must forward signed and dated copies of your spouse's (if married and filing separately), and both biological parents' completed 2014 1040 Federal Income Tax forms with W2s. Preferred method of receipt for documents is fax or upload form. You can submit documents online via our secure upload form available in AXESS starting March 2015.
   If your spouse or parents are not required to file a federal tax return and will not do so, they must complete a non-tax filing statement (only for US Citizens or Permanent Residents that did not file a 1040 federal income tax return). W2s should still be submitted if received from an employer.
   If your parent(s) is not a US Citizen or Permanent Resident, he/she is required to provide official income verification from his/her employer. This verification must show your parent's income for the 2014 year and MUST BE CONVERTED into US dollars.
   If it is impossible to secure information from a parent due to absolute estrangement, you may complete an absolute estrangement waiver. Professional third-party verification of the circumstance is required.
   Note: The preferred method of receipt of documents is fax or secure web upload form available in AXESS (upload forms are available March 2015).