Beneficiary Aid Form

Source: https://college.harvard.edu/financial-aid/beneficiary-aid-form Parent: https://dso.college.harvard.edu/financial-support

Overview

The Beneficiary Aid Program provides additional financial assistance to Harvard College students receiving Harvard scholarship who are faced with medical or dental emergency term-time costs that will prove to be an extreme financial hardship. This funding can help to cover a portion of these unforeseeable, non-recurring expenses, with coverage depending on your level of financial need.

Deadline

The application deadline for costs incurred during the 2025-2026 school year is May 31, 2026.

Significant Expenses

If you anticipate incurring significant expenses (such as dental procedures, medical surgery), please contact the Financial Aid Office to discuss your eligibility and estimated Beneficiary Aid coverage.

Types of Costs

Types of Costs

• Medical

Eligible costs include emergency medical attention, required procedures, necessary vaccinations and immunizations, and non-maintenance prescription medication. Further documentation such as a doctor’s note outlining the medical necessity of the treatment/medication may be requested. Long-term maintenance medication and non-medically necessary treatments are not eligible. - #### Dental

Routine and preventative dental procedures (i.e. teeth cleanings, fluoride treatments) are not eligible for this program. We encourage you to reach out to the Harvard Dental Center for your dental needs. Please note that the Harvard University Student Health Program offers an optional dental health insurance program for Harvard students. For questions or concerns regarding impending dental costs and their eligibility for this program, please contact the Financial Aid Office. A doctor’s note may be needed to verify the medical necessity of the treatment received. - #### Optical (eye exam, prescription glasses, contact lenses)

Emergency optical expenses (broken glasses, lost contact lenses) are eligible for Beneficiary Aid funding. The maximum allowance for optical expenses is $300, which is the average cost of an eye exam and one pair of prescription glasses. Optical costs can be submitted for Beneficiary Aid only once during the student’s duration at the College.

How to Apply

To apply for beneficiary aid funds, please submit the webform below. Itemized receipts must accompany all applications. For term-billed charges, please do not fill out this form until the expense(s) has appeared on the bill. Applications must be received before the end of the academic year in which the expense(s) is incurred, and no later than May 31, 2026 for the 2025-2026 academic year. While we will review a submission received after the deadline, we will likely not be able to offer funding for the request.

You will receive an email after submitting this form confirming its submission. If you do not receive this email within several hours, please contact us.

Submit Your Application

FAQs

FAQs

• Can you help with recurring or routine costs?

The Beneficiary Aid Program is intended to help with emergency costs, and we cannot usually help with routine or recurring costs. If you have questions about how to cover these types of expenses, or to discuss the personal expenses component of the your budget, please contact your financial aid officer. - #### Can you cover costs that I incur during the summer?

We can usually only help with term-time expenses.