Dates and Deadlines

     

    Applying for Financial Aid for 2013 – 2014 —
    For Continuing Domestic Students
    Now is the time to start thinking about finishing your application for financial aid for the
    2013 – 2014 school year. If you are a continuing (non-international) student, you need to
    complete these 2 steps to have a complete Financial Aid application:

    1. Submit your 2013 – 2014 FAFSA at www.fafsa.gov–

    preferably after you have completed and the IRS has processed your 2012 federal tax return(s)
    We encourage you to wait to complete your FAFSA until after both you and your parents have completed your 2012 tax returns and the IRS has processed them.  The U.S. Department of Education has created an enhancement to the FAFSA filing process which allows applicants and parents to retrieve tax data directly from the IRS.This process is called the IRS Data Retrieval Tool.

    We strongly suggest that you select the IRS Data Retrieval option when filing your 2013-14 FAFSA. By doing so, it will streamline and expedite the processing of your financial aid and may minimize the need to provide further documentation to our office because your income data will already be verified by the IRS.

    2. Submit your 2013 – 2014 St. Olaf Online Financial Aid Application
    This online application will be available in mid February via Financial Aid Online (or through the Student Information System).
    It must be completed by the student using his/her St. Olaf log in information.  This application requests information from the student regarding enrollment plans, study abroad plans, majors, career plans, etc.
    It takes approximately 5 minutes to complete and contains no parent or financial information.