Financial Aid Timeline
For Prospective Student Applicants to the College
Late Junior/Early Senior Year
Talk with your parents about financing a Franklin & Marshall College education.
Early Decision
Early Decision candidates must submit the PROFILE form online and copies of most recently filed tax returns and W-2 forms to the Office of Financial Aid. The FAFSA must be sent to the appropriate processing agency after January 1.
November 15
Admission: Deadline for Early Decision Round 1 candidates. Decision letters are mailed December 15.
Financial Aid: PROFILE due online for Early Decision Round 1 candidates. Use estimated income tax information from the prior tax year to complete the Profile. You will have an opportunity to submit your updates at a later date, after January 1, to the Office of Financial Aid with current income tax information.
Financial Aid: Early Decision candidates submit parents' and student's most recent federal income tax returns and W-2s to IDOC.
[For example: Students applying Early Decison Round 1 in the fall of 2011 for fall 2012 entry will complete the PROFILE by November 15, 2011 using estimated information from the last full tax year (tax year 2010).
After January 1, 2012, all working members of the family will receive their W-2s from their employers for tax year 2011. Students and parents will then complete and file their income tax return(s) for tax year 2010 and submit updated PROFILE information to the Office of Financial Aid. After January 1, families will then also complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.]
December 15
Admission: Early Decision Round 1 admission decision letters are mailed.
Financial Aid: Early Decision Round 1 Financial Aid award letters are mailed from the College to admitted ED 1 students with demonstrated need.
January 15
Admission: Deadline for Early Decision Round 2 candidates. Decision letters are mailed February 15.
Financial Aid: PROFILE due online for Early Decision Round 2 candidates. If you have not yet received your prior year W-2s and have not yet completed your income tax return, use estimated income tax information from the prior tax year to complete the PROFILE. You will have an opportunity to submit your PROFILE updates to the Office of Financial Aid after you have current and complete income tax information.
Financial Aid: Early Decision Round 2 candidates submit parents' and student's most recent federal income tax returns and W-2s to IDOC.
February 1
Admission: Deadline for all Regular Decision admission applicants.
February 15
Financial Aid: PROFILE due online for all regular decision applicants. You may complete this form using estimated income information as early as November 1.
Financial Aid: FAFSA due online for all Regular Decision and all Early Decision applicants. You may complete and submit the FAFSA online between January 1 and February 15.
Admission: Early Decision Round 2 admission decision letters are mailed.
Financial Aid: Early Decision Round 2 Financial Aid award letters are mailed from the College to admitted ED 2 students with demonstrated need.
March 1
Financial Aid: Regular Decision candidates submit parents' and student's most recent federal income tax returns and W-2s to IDOC.
Late March
Admission: Regular admission decision letters are mailed.
Financial Aid: Regular Decision Financial Aid award letters are mailed from the College to admitted students with demonstrated need.
May 1
Admission: Enrollment deposit and agreement are due to the Office of Admission.
Financial Aid: Acceptance of the financial aid award package should be completed at MyAidAward.
Financial Aid: PHEAA (Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency) State Grant application deadline. Your application must be filed prior to May 1 in order to receive this PA State Grant.
June 15
Financial Aid: All additionally requested supporting documents are due at the Office of Financial Aid.
