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Skidmore College

Returning Student - First Time Applicant for Grant Funds

Processing Deadlines
Academic Year 2021-2022

The due date is December 4, 2020 for priority consideration of grant assistance.

College Scholarship Service (CSS) Financial Aid PROFILE

Complete CSS PROFILE for 2021-2022
School Code: 2815

For Skidmore aid eligibility

CSS PROFILE for the Non-Custodial Parent (if applicable)

If your parents do not live together, each parent must complete a separate 2021-22 CSS Profile.  It is highly recommended that the student and the “custodial” parent start the CSS Profile application before the “non-custodial” parent starts theirs. If either or both parent is remarried, that parent’s current spouse’s information would also be provided on the CSS Profile.   

FAFSA/Renewal FAFSA 2021-2022

Complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
School code: 002814 
Contact FAFSA at 1-800-433-3243
For Federal aid eligibility

NYS Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) Application

New York State Residents Only

The TAP program requires completion of both the FAFSA and the TAP Application.

If the electronic TAP application is not completed in conjunction with filing the FAFSA online, you will receive an email from the Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) with a link to the application. Be sure you complete and submit the form using 0855 Skidmore’s TAP school code.

For further eligibilty and application information please refer to this link: https://www.skidmore.edu/financialaid/NYSTAP.php

 

2021-2022
Verification Worksheet

2021-22 Dependent Verification Worksheet

2021-22 Independent Verification Worksheet

Parents' 2019 Federal Income Tax Return with W2's.

Do you need to submit your tax information?

Did you successfully transfer your income data from the IRS to the 2021-2022 FAFSA?

Yes- taxes do not need to be submitted, just your 2019 W2 and/or Schedule K-1 (unless specifically requested by the financial aid office)

No- please submit a signed, dated, legible copy of your 2019 federal tax return, including pages 1 &2, schedules 1, 2, 3 and if applicable, schedules A, C, K-1 and SE and all W2's.  For identification purposes, write your name and ID number at the top of the first page.  If you do not have a copy, you may obtain one by contacting the IRS at 1-800-829-1040.

Students' 2019 Federal Tax Return

Do you need to submit your tax information?

Did you successfully transfer your income data from the IRS to the 2021-2022 FAFSA?

Yes- taxes do not need to be submitted (unless specifically requested by the financial aid office)

No- please submit a, signed, dated, legible copy of your 2019 federal tax return, including pages 1 &2, Schedules 1, 2, 3 and if applicable, schedules A, C, K-1 and SE.  For identification purposes, write your name and ID number at the top of the first page.  If you do not have a copy, you may obtain one by contacting the IRS at 1-800-829-1040.

If you did not file federal income taxes for 2019, please make sure you certify in Section D of the verification worksheet and we will waive this requirement.  

Non-Custodial Parent, signed, 2019 Federal Taxes and W2's
(if applicable)

Please submit a signed, dated, legible copy of your non-custodial parent's 2019 federal tax return, including pages 1 &2, schedules 1, 2, 3 and if applicable, schedules A, C, K-1 and SE and all W2's.  For identification purposes, write your name and ID number at the top of the first page.  If you do not have a copy, you may obtain one by contacting the IRS at 1-800-829-1040.

 

Return all documents to the Financial Aid office by securely uploading them to our drop box here

Phone (518) 580-5750 Fax (518) 580-5752