HDS - Applying for Financial Aid

Financial Aid

Applying for Financial Aid

Prospective and incoming students: To apply for financial aid, please complete the forms as indicated below. Note that Adobe Reader software is required to read the HDS Application for Financial Aid.

Program and Student	Forms to Complete	Deadline
MDiv and MTS programs (U.S. citizens and permanent residents)	Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) HDS Application for Financial Aid (The financial aid application link is provided as part of the online admissions application.)	January 11, 2010
MDiv and MTS programs (International students)	HDS Application for Financial Aid (The financial aid application link is provided as part of the online admissions application.)	January 11, 2010
ThM program (Federal Aid Only) (U.S. citizens and permanent residents)	Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)	January 11, 2010
ThM program (International students)	None; no aid available	n/a
ThD program (All students)	None; funding is merit-based and no application is required	n/a

Continuing students: Please visit the Student Services page of the HDS intranet to find the required forms and deadlines.

If you are applying for institutional grant aid, it is critical that the Office of Financial Aid receive the required financial aid documents by the appropriate deadlines. Failure to meet the deadlines may diminish your opportunity to receive institutional grant funding.

It is Harvard Divinity School policy that students currently in default on a previous Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP), William D. Ford, or Perkins Loan are ineligible to receive federal or institutional financial aid.