{"id":8876,"date":"2023-06-07T12:15:10","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T11:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samagraportal.info\/columbia-university\/?page_id=8876"},"modified":"2023-06-20T11:51:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T10:51:07","slug":"apply-for-financial-aid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.samagraportal.info\/northwestern-university\/apply-for-financial-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply For Financial Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8876\" class=\"elementor elementor-8876\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc00008 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc00008\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3944d62 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"3944d62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-873c056 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"873c056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 18-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.samagraportal.info\/northwestern-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/columbia-university5-1-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8667\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samagraportal.info\/northwestern-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/columbia-university5-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samagraportal.info\/northwestern-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/columbia-university5-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.samagraportal.info\/northwestern-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/columbia-university5-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.samagraportal.info\/northwestern-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/columbia-university5-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.samagraportal.info\/northwestern-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/columbia-university5-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.samagraportal.info\/northwestern-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/columbia-university5-1-720x480.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-351d926 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"351d926\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2bf9be ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"c2bf9be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d4e730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-iheading\" data-id=\"4d4e730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"iheading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ot-heading\">\r\n\t        \t            <span>\/\/ Northwestern University<\/span>\r\n\t        <h2 class=\"main-heading\">Apply For Financial Aid<\/h2>\t    <\/div>\r\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0897ff6 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0897ff6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-864f4f8 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"864f4f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a03052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a03052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 18-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The admission process for Northwestern University can be daunting. The university understands this and does everything possible to make the process easy. The first step is to determine if you&#8217;re eligible for financial aid. If you are, you&#8217;ll need to complete all necessary paperwork before applying for admission. Here&#8217;s what you need to know:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1ec0dd ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1ec0dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d345bd2 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"d345bd2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53d77e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-iserv_box\" data-id=\"53d77e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"iserv_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"serv-box s1 elementor-animation-\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-main\">\r\n\t\t        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-money-bag3\"><\/i>\t\t\t    \t\t        \t        <\/div>\r\n\t        <div class=\"content-box\">\r\n\t            <h5>Requesting Admission Application Consideration<\/h5>\r\n\t            <div><p>The application for admission is a separate process from the financial aid application. The application for admission is available in early fall and must be completed before you can apply for financial aid.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The first step in applying for undergraduate financial aid at Northwestern University is to complete an online application (you will not need to submit any supporting documents now). If you already have an account with us, please use your username and password when accessing the system. If not, click \"Create Account\" below and follow the prompts to create one.<\/li>\n<li>Once logged into our secure portal, click 'Apply For Financial Aid' located under 'Tools' on the screen's left side near the bottom of the page.<\/li>\n<li>This will take you directly into our online application, where we will ask basic questions about your family size and income earned.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\t        <\/div>\r\n\t    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f71966 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f71966\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb5fa2a ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"fb5fa2a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df65a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-iserv_box\" data-id=\"9df65a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"iserv_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"serv-box s1 elementor-animation-\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-main\">\r\n\t\t        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-save-money\"><\/i>\t\t\t    \t\t        \t        <\/div>\r\n\t        <div class=\"content-box\">\r\n\t            <h5>Complete and submit the FAFSA<\/h5>\r\n\t            <div><ol>\n<li>Complete and submit the FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.<\/li>\n<li>The FAFSA is required to apply for federal student loans and grants, so if you're looking for financial aid from Northwestern University or any other university in the U.S., you must complete this application before applying.<\/li>\n<li>You can complete it online at https:\/\/fafsa4caster.ed.gov\/. The site allows you to save your progress as you go through each section of the form so that when you return later, all your information will be there waiting for you!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Completing this form takes approximately 30 minutes; however, if needed, there are also options within certain sections where users can select an \"extended time\" option, which allows them additional time (upwards of 2 hours) to complete all requirements necessary before submitting their application successfully.<\/p><\/div>\t        <\/div>\r\n\t    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03e9abe ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03e9abe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f5d67a ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"0f5d67a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a074ca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a074ca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.samagraportal.info\/northwestern-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/columbia-university7-2-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8851\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samagraportal.info\/northwestern-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/columbia-university7-2-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.samagraportal.info\/northwestern-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/columbia-university7-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.samagraportal.info\/northwestern-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/columbia-university7-2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samagraportal.info\/northwestern-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/columbia-university7-2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.samagraportal.info\/northwestern-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/columbia-university7-2-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.samagraportal.info\/northwestern-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/columbia-university7-2-720x481.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac00b99 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"ac00b99\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b43d10d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b43d10d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #4e2a84;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #4e2a84;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"color: #4e2a84;\">Complete and submit the CSS Profile<\/span><\/h4><p>For your application to be considered for financial aid, you must complete and submit the CSS Profile. Over 1,600 colleges and universities nationwide use this standardised financial aid application. It&#8217;s free to complete and only takes about 10 minutes!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e312bd5 ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e312bd5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18103d5 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"18103d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b91ace5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-iiconbox1\" data-id=\"b91ace5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"iiconbox1.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-s1\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-main\">\r\n\t\t        \t\t\t    \t\t        \t        <\/div>\r\n\t        <h5>Complete and submit federal tax forms<\/h5>\r\n\t        <div class=\"line-box\"><\/div>\r\n\t        <p><p>To complete your financial aid application, you must submit federal tax forms. You can do this before or after applying for aid; however, it's recommended that you do so as soon as possible. If a parent or student has already filed their federal taxes and has yet to receive their W-2 form (usually mailed out in January), they should still be able to use their last year's return instead of waiting until they receive their W-2s.<\/p>\n<p>Once there, select the \"File Your Taxes Now\" button under Step 1: File Your Federal Income Tax Return(s). Then follow instructions on how long it takes for these documents to be processed by NU Financial Aid Services once they've been submitted by students and parents\/guardians who completed them through TurboTax Online.<\/p><\/p>\r\n\t    <\/div>\r\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e63aab ot-traditional elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e63aab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42298e6 ot-flex-column-vertical\" data-id=\"42298e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efcd4cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efcd4cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #4e2a84;\">Deadlines<\/span><\/h4><p>The deadlines for the various financial aid programs are as follows:<\/p><ul><li>Early Decision deadline: November 1<\/li><li>Regular Decision deadline: January 15<\/li><li>Early Decision II deadline: February 1<\/li><li>Regular Decision II deadline: March 1<\/li><\/ul><h4><span style=\"color: #4e2a84;\">Complete all required paperwork before applying to Northwestern.<\/span><\/h4><p>You will need to complete all required paperwork before applying for financial aid. To do this, you can:<\/p><ul><li>Complete the FAFSA and CSS Profile online at fafsa.gov or cssprofileonline.org<\/li><li>Fill out federal tax forms (1040 or 1040EZ) with your parent(s)&#8217; information and attach them to the FAFSA form when you submit it online.<\/li><li>If you are unable to do so, ask your parents&#8217; accountant or tax preparer for help completing this step of the process; they may charge a fee for their services but should be able to guide you through it easily enough if they are familiar with how this process works on behalf of their clients who file taxes themselves every year.<\/li><\/ul><p>Suppose there is any additional required documentation needed by Northwestern University, such as proof of income from work during high school years or other types of financial records like bank statements etc. In that case, these should also be submitted through our website once we receive confirmation from our office staff that everything else has been turned in successfully via email notification from Northwestern Financial Aid Office staff members.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\/\/ Northwestern University Apply For Financial Aid The admission process for Northwestern University can be daunting. 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