Application Instructions for US Citizens
and Permanent Residents

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Required Forms How to Apply/Where to Send
2009–2010 Eli Whitney
Financial Aid Application

Fill in online, print, sign, and submit to Student Financial Services.

2009–2010 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Apply online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
2009–2010 CSS Profile

Apply online at www.collegeboard.com. Required only for Eli Whitney students admitted in 2007–2008 and after .
Signed copies of 2008 tax returns and W-2 form(s) for you, your parents, and your spouse.

Students admitted prior to 2007–2008: Mail directly to Student Financial Services.

Students admitted 2007–2008 and after: Mail to IDOC. You will send the tax return information, along with the required cover sheet, directly to the College Board’s Imaging and Documentation Service (IDOC).

The IDOC Process

Beginning in February, and after you have submitted the CSS Profile Application, you will receive instructions from the College Board IDOC Service with a link to the IDOC web site to print your cover sheet and requirements document. You should mail the tax information to the College Board along with the completed and signed IDOC Cover Sheet. When the College Board receives your documents, they will electronically image and transmit your tax return statements to Yale Student Financial Services.

Signed Copies with Schedules and W2 Forms

  • You should sign the federal tax return copies, including all schedules and W2 forms. Yale does not require state tax returns. If you submit a TeleFile Tax Record, include the taxpayer’s signature and the six-digit IRS confirmation number on the bottom of the TeleFile Tax Record.
  • Parents and/or students who are not required to file a federal tax return must complete the appropriate Non-Tax Filer Statement as instructed in the IDOC Requirements Letter from the College Board IDOC Service. You must also include a completed Cover Sheet . To review your Requirements Document or to print a Cover Sheet, go to https://idoc.collegeboard.com/idoc/index.jsp.

IDOC Cover Sheet

The College Board will not process any information without an IDOC Cover Sheet. Beginning in February, you can print a duplicate IDOC Cover Sheet from the College Board’s website.

Confidentiality

Just as if you submitted the returns directly to Yale Student Financial Services, the confidentiality of your information is ensured. The College Board will electronically store your information in a secure environment and the paper copies of your documents will not be retained. Your IDOC submission will be communicated only to Yale Student Financial Services.
CSS Business/Farm Supplement
(if required)		 Submit the Business/Farm Supplement to Student Financial Services. Get the form here.
CSS Noncustodial Profile
(if required)		 Applicants will receive a College Board email with instructions. Submit 2008 tax returns directly to Student Financial Services. Required only for Eli Whitney students admitted in 2007–2008 and after.
Financial Aid Supplement for Special Scholarship

Submit online. Required only for Eli Whitney students admitted in 2007-2008 and after.

Recommended Submission Date

It is best if you submit the above materials by May 1, 2009.

Mailing Information

Regular Mail Overnight Mail Fax
Yale University Student Financial Services
PO Box 208288
New Haven, CT 06520-8288		 Yale University Student Financial Service
246 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510		 (203) 777-6100

When submitting financial aid information directly to Yale, send it to Student Financial Services and not to the Office of Admissions. Be sure that your name (as the student applicant) and your Date of Birth are listed on the top of each document.