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For the 2013-2014 academic year
For the 2012-2013 academic year
For the 2013-2014 academic year
If you wish to apply for or renew your scholarship, loan and job assistance from MIT, your financial aid application is due April 15, 2013. Financial aid award decisions are sent in mid-June. Mail or fax all documents directly to Student Financial Services. Remember to keep copies of all your application documents. Also keep in mind that after you are awarded financial aid there are additional steps you must take before your aid is disbursed.
Please make sure to complete and include our cover letter when submitting documentation.
Late financial aid applicants may be penalized by having some MIT Scholarship eligibility replaced by self-help. If you have extenuating circumstances that will delay completion of your financial aid application, please contact your financial aid counselor before April 15 to request a deadline extension.
Canadian Citizens should follow the domestic instructions here.
| Required Documents | Instructions |
|---|---|
| All documentation sent to MIT should include a completed cover letter. | |
| CSS PROFILE | Designate MIT as a recipient by using our CSS code number of 3514 and answer the CSS Supplemental Questions specific to MIT. If your parents are separated or divorced, fill out the Profile with your custodial parent's information. |
| Non-Custodial Parent's Information | Your non-custodial parent must submit a separate copy of the College Board International Student Financial Aid Application (this can be obtained by contacting our office), separate parent income tax returns or wage statements and, if necessary, a CSS Business/Farm Supplement. |
Parents' 2012 Income Tax Returns or wage statement (translated into English)
|
Send a signed copy of all pages of your parents' most recent income tax returns, if applicable, to Student Financial Services. You may email a scanned copy of a non-U.S. tax return to intldocs@mit.edu. If your country does not have an annual income tax form, send a letter from each parent's employer stating the annual salary earned in local currency. Translate all materials into English, but report the amounts in your local currency. Write your name and MIT ID number at the top of all materials. |
| CSS Business/Farm Supplement | If either of your parents is self-employed or owns any part of a business or farm, s/he must complete a CSS Business/Farm Supplement as part of the CSS PROFILE application for each business or farm in which any interest is held. If your parents did not complete this as part of the CSS PROFILE application, please download this form and submit it directly to Student Financial Services. You may email a scanned copy to intldos@mit.edu. |
Additional information
If your family has special circumstances or unusual expenses, or you have any other information that will help us understand their financial situation more completely, please send us a letter detailing that information.
Write your name and class at the top of the letter.
For the 2012-2013 academic year
If you wish to apply for or renew your scholarship, loan and job assistance from MIT, your financial aid application is due as soon as possible. Financial aid award decisions are sent in mid-June. Mail or fax all documents directly to Student Financial Services. Remember to keep copies of all your application documents. Also keep in mind that after you are awarded financial aid there are additional steps you must take before your aid is disbursed.
Late financial aid applicants may be penalized by having some MIT Scholarship eligibility replaced by self help. If you have extenuating circumstances that will delay completion of your financial aid application, please contact your financial aid counselor before April 15 to request a deadline extension.
Canadian Citizens should follow the domestic instructions here.
| Required Documents | Instructions |
|---|---|
| CSS PROFILE | Designate MIT as a recipient by using our CSS code number of 3514 and answer the CSS Supplemental Questions specific to MIT. If your parents are separated or divorced, fill out the Profile with your custodial parent's information. |
| Non-Custodial Parent's Information | Your non-custodial parent must submit a separate copy of the College Board International Student Financial Aid Application (this can be obtained by contacting our office), separate parent income tax returns or wage statements and, if necessary, a CSS Business/Farm Supplement. |
Parents' 2011 Income Tax Returns or wage statement (translated into English)
|
Send a signed copy of all pages of your parents' most recent income tax returns, if applicable, to Student Financial Services. You may email a scanned copy of a non-U.S. tax return to intldocs@mit.edu. If your country does not have an annual income tax form, send a letter from each parent's employer stating the annual salary earned in local currency. Translate all materials into English, but report the amounts in your local currency. Write your name and MIT ID number at the top of all materials. |
| CSS Business/Farm Supplement | If either of your parents is self-employed or owns any part of a business or farm, s/he must complete a CSS Business/Farm Supplement as part of the CSS PROFILE application for each business or farm in which any interest is held. If your parents did not complete this as part of the CSS PROFILE application, please download this form and submit it directly to Student Financial Services. You may email a scanned copy to intldocs@mit.edu. |
Additional information
If your family has special circumstances or unusual expenses, or you have any other information that will help us understand their financial situation more completely, please send us a letter detailing that information.
Write your name and class at the top of the letter.
When you complete the FAFSA online, be sure that you and your parents obtain PIN numbers to sign electronically or submit the signature page as instructed. MIT's FAFSA Code is 002178.
CSS Profile
Apply online at the College Board website. MIT's CSS code is 3514. MIT receives your profile data electronically from CSS so you do not send copies or printouts of your application to MIT.
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