Renewal Application

2012-2013 CSS Profile Application

May 1, 2012

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 there is no need to send copies or printouts.

2012-2013 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

May 1, 2012

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 can be found at www.pin.ed.gov.

2011 Tax Returns & W2 Forms

May 1, 2012
(Sent to IDOC)

May 15, 2012
(Received by our office)

Once you have filed your Profile Form, you will receive a letter from the College Board’s Institutional Documentation Service (IDOC) providing instructions on how to submit your tax forms and any other supplemental forms required. You should send signed photocopies of all pages of your parents’ and your own 2011 federal tax return including photocopies of all W-2 forms to IDOC. If your parents own a business, then their business tax schedules and tax returns (Schedule K-1, Forms 1120, 1120S, and/or 1065) should be included in your IDOC submission.  If your parents did not file a US return, we require copies of the foreign return filed. If your parents did not file ANY tax return, download the Non-Tax Filer Statement from our forms page and include it with your IDOC submission.  

Please Note: Only one package of documents may be submitted to the IDOC service, so please do not submit your package until all your documents have been compiled.  If we request additional information based on the review of your aid application, please send these additional documents directly to the Duke Financial Aid Office. Do not send additional documents to IDOC after mailing your original package.

CSS Noncustodial Profile
(Required if submitted last year or if your parents divorced during the past year.)

May 1, 2012

When you complete your Profile registration, the College Board will notify you via email that Duke requires the Noncustodial Profile. This e-mail will provide details about the requirement and should be shared with your noncustodial parent. The 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 be submitted directly to Duke Financial Aid Office.

Additional Information

May 1, 2012

If your family has special circumstances or unusual expenses, or if there are any other details which will help us more completely understand your financial situation, please make sure we know.