The DGSOM 2012-13 Financial Aid Application is here!  You must be a newly admitted or current DGSOM student to apply. Choose one of two application options:

Option A - Apply for School of Medicine need-based scholarships and loans, in addition to Federal Direct Loans.  With this option you're required to provide parent information on the Need Access Application, and other application components.

 

Option B - Apply only for Federal Direct Loans (Unsubsidized Direct and Grad Plus); with this option you are not required to complete Need Access or provide parent info on any part of the application.

Ready to begin…choose Option A or B and follow the steps below.  Each on-line application and form has instructions. Here is an Application Checklist to assist you.

Deadlines only apply to continuing students.

Option A:   Apply for SOM scholarships & loans, and Federal Direct Loans:

1.  FAFSA / Renewal FAFSA at www.fafsa.gov - Due March 19, 2012

• Click on the link to complete your Renewal FAFSA, which already has last year's data
• Provide student (& spouse's) info; parent info is optional on FAFSA
• Estimate 2011 income on FAFSA if you have not yet filed taxes
• Our FAFSA school code is E00374
• Print & turn in to 12-109 CHS the FAFSA Confirmation

 

2.  Need Access Application at www.needaccess.org - Due March 19, 2012 

• Click on the link to complete your Need Access Application
• Provide both student and parent information on Need Access
• Estimate 2011 income if taxes have not yet been filed
• Provide non-custodial parent info on the Divorced/Separated Parent Section
• Print & turn in to 12-109 CHS the Need Access Submission Confirmation 

 

3.  Institutional Application - Due March 19, 2012

• Open and print the Institutional Application
• Complete, sign and obtain parents’ signatures
• Turn into the office (12-109 CHS) 

 

4.  Tax Certification - Due April 23, 2012

• Open and print Tax Certification
• Complete, sign and obtain parents’ signatures; this form is used to verify tax filing status
• Turn into the office (12-109 CHS), along with copies of signed tax forms (see below) 

 

5.  Submit copy of your 2011 Federal Tax Form to 12-109 CHS - Due April 23, 2012

• Turn in a copy of your signed 2011 IRS 1040, 1040a or 1040ez, including all schedules.
• If you are a non filer, submit a copy of your 2011 W2

 

6.  Submit copy of parents’ 2011 Federal Tax Form to 12-109 CHS - Due April 23, 2012

• Turn in a copy of your parents’ signed 2011 IRS 1040, 1040a or 1040ez, including schedules.
• If parents are non filers, print, complete and turn in to 12-109 CHS the Parents’ Statement of Expenses and Resources
• If parents filed an extension, turn in a copy of the Tax Filing Extension Form; you can turn in their 2011 taxes later once they've filed

 

7.  If parents are divorced / separated, the non-custodial parent must: - Due April 23, 2012

• Print, complete, sign and turn in to 12-109 CHS the Non-Custodial Parent Form
• Submit a copy of their signed 2011 IRS 1040, 1040a or 1040ez tax return, including all schedules
• If non filer, print, complete and turn in to 12-109 CHS the Parents’ Statement of Expenses and Resources

 

Option B :   Apply only for Federal Direct Loans - Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS:

1.  FAFSA / Renewal FAFSA at www.fafsa.gov Due March 19, 2012

• Click on the FAFSA link and complete your Renewal FAFSA; which already has last year's data
• Provide student (& spouse's) info; estimate 2011 income if you have not yet filed taxes
• Our FAFSA school code is E00374
• Print & turn in to 12-109 CHS the FAFSA Confirmation page

 

2.  Institutional Application - Due March 19, 2012

• Open and print Institutional Application
• Complete, sign and turn into the office (12-109 CHS) - no parent signatures required 

 

Note:  Only FAFSA and Institutional Application are required to apply only for Federal Direct Loans

 

Drop off or mail all Financial Aid Application documents by the deadlines to: 

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Student and Resident Financial Services Office, 12-109 CHS
Box 957020
Los Angeles, CA 90095-7020 

If you have questions, feel free to email or call us at fao@mednet.ucla.edu or (310) 825-4181.