Applying for Financial Aid

All students who think they need financial assistance to attend Sewanee should apply for financial aid. Prospective students are not considered for financial aid until they have been admitted to the college. Students must re-apply each year for need-based aid, as this assistance is not automatically renewed. Circumstances may change for the applicant and/or the University with regard to the amount of available funds.

ALL STUDENTS

To establish your eligibility for need-based aid, you are required to complete and submit certain forms.

  • After October 1 and prior to December 1, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). In order for the data from the FAFSA to be available to the University, you must designate on the FAFSA Sewanee’s institution code, which is 003534.
  • Use of the IRS Data Retrieval Tool within the FAFSA is strongly encouraged. Assets must be reported as of the date you complete the FAFSA and are not subject to update.
  • Tennessee residents who wish to apply only for the non-need-based Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship Program must file a FAFSA to be considered for this scholarship.
  • Full FAFSA instructions
  • Instrucción completa de la FAFSA
NEW STUDENTS AND FIRST-TIME NEED BASED AID APPLICATIONS

For institutional need-based funding, by December 1, you must: 

  • Submit the CSS Profile. Our school code is 1842.
  • Submit a signed copy of the first two pages of the custodial parent(s) federal 2016 tax return
  • Copies of all IRS Form W-2’s for each source of employment income received by the parent(s) in tax year 2016.

We reserve the right to request additional schedules or documentation to administer institutional funds.

Aid applicants selected for verification

By December 1, you must:

  • Use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) imbedded in the FAFSA process OR
  • Submit tax transcripts and provide all applicable W-2 forms for both parent and student.
  • Submit any other required verification documents

Tax returns cannot be used to complete federal verification but are required to receive institutional funding. Transcripts can be requested online.

Financial Aid Application Deadline

Financial aid applicants submitting their complete application by the stated deadlines are given priority consideration for institutional funds.