How To Apply For Financial Aid — Current Students

Note- if you are a returning student who has not yet borrowed through student loans at YLS you will also need to complete the requirements to “Establish Student Loans” under the Financial Aid Requirements for New Admits. 

Notes on Requirements:

• FAFSA [used to determine eligibility for federal student loans]:
  • Yale Law School’s Title IV federal code number is 001426
  • Regardless of age, it is not necessary to submit parental information on the FAFSA.
  • Married students will need to submit their spouse’s information.
  • You must e-sign the FAFSA using your assigned PIN

• Need Access [used to determine eligibility for institutional scholarships]:
  • Students who will be 28 years old (or younger) on December 31, 2013 need to submit parental information. Students who will be at least 29 years old on December 31, 2013 do not need to submit parental information.
  • Married students will need to submit their spouses' information.
  • Some questions on Need Access reflect data required for the purpose of specific scholarships fund eligibility and are used solely for that purpose.

• Tax Documentation:
  • All copies of tax documentation must be signed.
  • If student, spouse or parent were not required to file taxes a Student/Spouse Non Tax Filer Form or Parent Non Tax Filer Form must be filed with accompanying W-2 forms.
  • Married students must submit their spouses’ individual 2012 tax return or joint tax return.
  • Students who will be 28 years old (or younger) on December 31, 2013 need to submit parental tax documentation.
  • International students should submit equivalent foreign tax documentation both for themselves and applicable spouse or parent. 

• Notification and Confirmation Form:
  • This form acts as your acceptance of the aid award offered.  Please complete Section A indicating if you are declining or accepting any portion of the loans awarded.
  • In addition to the unit loans offered in your award letter, you may choose to borrow additional funds to cover the calculated parent, spouse or student contribution(s).  If you choose to do this, you should indicate the additional borrowing requested in Section A.  Note that only additional borrowing to support the calculated parent contribution is COAP eligible.
  • If you are opting to use a private loan, you should indicate the lender, lender ID and type of loan in the appropriate fields in Section A.

Students are also responsible for submitting additional documentation as requested by the Financial Aid Office for the purposes of reconciling discrepancies, providing clarification of application data, or if selected for federal verification purposes.

 All internal Financial Aid Forms are available for download from our Forms website.