Financial Aid Timeline
Financial Aid Application Flowchart
2024-2025 Financial Aid Application Process:
Priority Application Deadline for incoming students:
**March 1, 2024 or 2 weeks after being admitted, whichever is later
Current students should observe the March 1st deadline and visit SharePoint for instructions.
Seeking Both Federal and Institutional Aid
1. Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
You must complete a FAFSA or renewal FAFSA to be considered for financial aid. Remember to include the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (FAFSA School Code: E00516) so that we can receive your FAFSA results. You are required to include your spouse’s information if married. Parent information is no longer collected on the FAFSA for graduate/professional students (however, parent information must be provided via the CSS Profile and tax documents if you wish to be considered for need-based resources from the School of Medicine).
Visit studentaid.gov to complete the FAFSA.
2. College Board (CSS Profile)
If you wish to be considered for institutional need-based resources from the School of Medicine, you must complete the College Board CSS Profile in addition to the FAFSA. This application must include parent information along with your income and assets. If you are married, you must include your spouse’s income and asset information. If you parents are divorced or separated, each parent must submit information on the College Board CSS Profile. In cases where a divorced parent has remarried, you have the option of using parent and stepparent. To ensure privacy, the information is password protected.
Visit https://www.collegeboard.org/ to complete the CSS Profile.
3. Verification of Income Information
Anyone applying for UPSOM institutional need-based scholarships for the first time must use IDOC to supply documentation of student (and spouse, if married) and parent income as follows:
- Signed Student (and Spouse) 2022 Federal Income Tax Return(s)
- Student (and Spouse) 2022 W2s
- Signed Parent(s) 2022 Federal Income Tax Return(s)
- Parent(s) 2022 W2s
- Proof of any untaxed income for student and/or parent if applicable – such as foreign income, Social Security benefits, unemployment compensation, etc.
- Note: Federal Verification of other information may be required. Our office will notify you if any additional information is needed.
Seeking Federal Aid Only
1. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
You must complete a FAFSA or renewal FAFSA to be considered for any type of financial aid. Remember to include the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (FAFSA Code: E00516) so that we can receive your FAFSA results. You are required to include your spouse’s information if married. Parent information is not used to determine federal student loan eligibility for graduate and professional students. As of 2024-25, parent information is no longer collected on the FAFSA for graduate and professional students.
Visit studentaid.gov to complete the application.
2. Verification of Income Information
In rare instances, verification of student information may be required by Federal Student Aid. Our office will notify you if additional information is needed.
** Please note: Funding for need-based assistance cannot be guaranteed to students who apply after the deadline. Students whose application is incomplete or received after the deadline may experience a delay in receiving their financial aid offer letters AND a delay in receiving their refunds. Please keep in mind, a tax extension from the Internal Revenue Service is not an extension from the school as far as meeting financial aid deadlines.