Returning students must reapply each year for financial aid. Gather the appropriate documents and resources before you begin the application process for the new year. Your PIN number, tax returns, W-2 forms, other records of money earned, and bank statements will be needed.

Step 1: Complete and submit your Renewal FAFSA using FAFSA On The Web.

You will have fewer questions to answer for 2013-14 because the Renewal FAFSA will contain some of the information you gave on the 2012-13 FAFSA. Updates will be needed only for the information that has changed from the prior year. Items such as name, birth date, address and program information will roll over from the previous year.

FAFSA on the Web offers you the option to use IRS data retrieval to transfer you and your parent’s 2012 tax return information directly to the FAFSA if your returns have been filed. Families that do not use the IRS Data Retrieval process may be required to submit an IRS tax transcript directly from the IRS to complete the federal verification process. Your PIN will be required in order to transfer your data and to electronically sign your FAFSA application.

If you have not filed your 2012 federal tax return(s) it is helpful to have a copy of your 2011 return(s) available for reference. You may use your 2011 return(s) until your 2012 is completed. It is better to file with estimated figures than to delay the application process. The estimated figures can be updated by your advisor at a later date when the actual 2012 return(s) is completed.

In January or February 2013, all renewal eligible FAFSA applicants will receive 2012-13 renewal FAFSA reminder notices from the Department of Education:

• Students with a valid email address will receive email reminders.
• Students without a valid email address on their 2012-13 FAFSA will receive reminder letters.

If you are a returning student and did not file a 2012-13 FAFSA, you will not receive a reminder notice. You must log on to FAFSA On The Web and submit the 2013-14 FAFSA to be considered for financial aid. The Department of Education’s Central Processing System will process your application in three to five days, provided you (and your parents, if applicable) have provided electronic signatures (using your PIN).

You can file the Renewal FAFSA online for 2013-14 award year beginning January 1, 2013.

Step 2: After you apply, you will receive your Student Aid Report (SAR).

Your SAR reports all the information you gave on your Renewal FAFSA. You will get an email within a few days from the federal processor containing a secure link to access your SAR on the web.

Review your SAR carefully to make sure it is correct and complete. If you need to make corrections to the SAR, you can make them online. Your SAR will contain instructions on how to make corrections.

Step 3A: Complete and submit the College Scholarship Service PROFILE application.

PROFILE registrations are not transferable from year-to-year. You will need to register with the College Scholarship Service for 2013-14. Click on PROFILE Online under “Pay For College” and follow the online instructions from there. Make sure you select Emory PROFILE code 5187 before exiting the registration process. This will ensure we receive your PROFILE results.

It takes about one week from the time you submit your PROFILE application for your information to be delivered electronically to Emory. Once you have completed your PROFILE, you will receive an online PROFILE acknowledgement. Review the acknowledgment carefully to make sure it is correct and complete.

The PROFILE application requires a fee. You may pay by credit or debit card or electronic check when completing the online application.

Once you submit your PROFILE, you cannot revise your information online. Any changes must be sent directly to Emory.

Emory's primary objective in awarding need-based financial aid is to assist as many students as possible, taking into account possible sources of funding from the student, the custodial parent, and the non-custodial parent.

A Non-Custodial PROFILE Application is required of all students whose biological or adoptive parents are divorced or separated. In addition to the PROFILE, a signed and complete copy of the 2012 Federal Income Tax Return is required from the non-custodial parent as well as from the custodial parent and the student. If you indicate on the PROFILE that the marital status of the biological or adoptive parents is separated, divorced, or never married, the College Scholarship Service will email you instructions for completion of the online Non-Custodial Parent PROFILE Application which can then be forwarded to your non-custodial parent. The instructions will include the URL for the application, https://ncprofile.collegeboard.com, and the CSS ID and password needed for the non-custodial parent to log in. The Non-Custodial PROFILE Application requires a fee which may be paid by credit/debit card or electronic check when completing the application.

In some cases, Emory will waive the Non-Custodial PROFILE with the submission of the Non-Custodial Parent Waiver Petition. Instances when waivers are granted are in situations where abuse, a restraining order, incarceration, or total disability, etc. exists. The Waiver request form must be completed and submitted to this office accompanied by a letter of support from a third party who has knowledge of the family's situation regarding the non-custodial parent. The third party confirmation can come from someone speaking in an official capacity such as a counselor, a minister, a social caseworker, etc. Letters from neighbors or other family members are not sufficient.

Completion of the Non-Custodial Parent Waiver Petition does not automatically ensure that non-custodial information will be waived. We review each situation individually and make the most equitable decision possible with the information provided.

Step 4: Mail to IDOC, copies of the STUDENTS’ signed 2012 federal tax forms, including W2’s, 1099’s and all related schedules, along with any corporate and partnership returns that were submitted to the IRS, if you will be completing the Profile to apply for institutional funds.

Beginning in early February you will receive a letter from the College Board’s Institutional Documentation Service, IDOC, providing instructions on how to submit your 2012 federal tax forms. Mail your packet to IDOC in time to meet the March 1, 2013 deadline.

NOTE: If you WILL NOT complete the PROFILE application to apply for institutional aid DO NOT submit your return(s).