Duke Financial Aid | Need-Based Aid | How to Apply for Need-Based Aid

The following information will help you determine which applications and forms you need to complete and the dates you should submit them.

U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents
Required Forms	How to Apply/Where to Send	Due Dates
2008-2009 CSS Profile Application	Apply online at the College Board’s Profile On Line site. Duke’s CSS College Code is 5156. Duke receives your Profile data electronically from CSS so you do not need to send copies or printouts of your application to Duke.	May 1, 2008
2008-2009 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)	Apply online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Duke’s federal code number is 002920. Be sure to sign your FAFSA either electronically with a PIN number provided by the Department of Education or by printing out and mailing a FAFSA signature sheet provided by the processor. More information on PIN numbers will be found at www.pin.ed.gov.	May 1, 2008
2007 Tax Returns & W2 Forms	Once you have filed your Profile Form, you will receive a letter from the College Board's Institutional Documentation Service (IDOC) providing you with instructions on how to submit your tax forms and any other supplemental forms that may be required. You should send signed photocopies of all pages of your parents' and your own 2007 federal tax return including photocopies of all W-2 forms to the College Board by May 1st.	May 15, 2008
CSS Noncustodial Profile (Required if submitted last year or if your parents divorced during the past year.)	When you complete your Profile registration, the College Board will notify you that Duke requires the Noncustodial Profile. You will be sent an e-mail that details the requirement and you will be directed to share this e-mail with your noncustodial parent. This e-mail will contain a link to the Noncustodial Profile website as well as login instructions for your noncustodial parent. Your noncustodial parent tax return should either be submitted in the same packet with the custodial parent's information or in a separate packet mailed to the College Board's IDOC Service with a copy of your original IDOC letter.	May 1, 2008
CSS Business/Farm Supplement (Only required if your parent(s) are self-employed or own a business.)	If either of your parents is self-employed or owns a business or farm, he/she will need to submit a Business/Farm Supplement for each business in which any interest is held. If your family has an interest in or ownership of a partnership or corporation, include copies of their most recent business tax returns (Forms 1065,1120, or 1120S, as well as any K-1 filed with your parents’ personal tax form.) Download at www.collegeboard.com and mail with your other required documents to the College Board's IDOC Service .	May 1, 2008
Additional Information	Feel free to include a letter of explanation to us if your family has special circumstances or unusual expenses, or if you feel there are any other details which will help us understand more completely your financial situation, please forward a detailed letter directly to our office.	May 1, 2008

2008-2009 Application Process for Returning Upperclass Students