How to Apply

Applying for financial aid at Pratt Institute is easy. Students wishing to be considered for need based grants/scholarships, work-study, student and parent loans from federal, state, and Pratt’s financial aid sources must apply/reapply each year. The application process begins in January, a full eight months before the academic year begins and should be completed by February 1st

Starting each January 1st, new and continuing students can complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov,  it helps us determine the amount of assistance each student may be eligible for by evaluating factors such as income, assets, number of family members in the household, and number of family members enrolled in college.

Gather Needed Documents

• Student’s Social Security Number (can be found on Social Security card).
• Student’s driver's license (if any).
• Student’s alien registration number or permanent residence card (if you are not a U.S. citizen).
• Student’s 2008 W-2 Forms and other records of money earned.
• Student’s (and spouse's, if you are married) 2008 Federal Income Tax Return - IRS Form 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, foreign tax return, or tax return for Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin    Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia or Palau.
• Parent’s 2008 Federal Income Tax Return (if student is dependent).
• All student’s and parent’s 2008 untaxed income records - Social Security, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, welfare, or veterans benefits records.
• All student’s and parent’s most recent bank statements.
• All student’s and parent’s most recent business and investment mortgage information, business and farm records, stock, bond, and other investment records.

Afterward the application has been processed by the Central Processing Center; a Student Aid Report (SAR) with information about your family's finances and your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) will be issued. We will in turn use this information to determine each student’s eligibility for the various Federal, State and Institutional need-based Financial Aid Programs.  For most financial aid programs, students must be matriculated in one of Pratt Institute’s degree granting programs, be enrolled at least half-time per semester, and maintain satisfactory academic progress.

                                                                   2009 - 2010 Financial Aid Deadlines

 

	Summer 2009	Fall 2009		Spring 2010
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Priority Deadline – It is important to apply by our priority deadline to have maximum consideration for all types of financial assistance, even if it means estimating the income information reported on your FAFSA. After this date you will still be allowed to submit your FAFSA, however priority will be given to those who have submitted before the deadline.	February 1st, 2009	February 1st, 2009		October 15th, 200
Summer Financial Aid Application Deadline – If you would like to receive financial aid for the summer sessions, a FAFSA and Summer Financial Aid Application are required. You must be registered for 6 or more credits (thesis included) and be in good academic standing.	April 15th, 2009