Guide to Finalizing Your Financial Aid

Source: https://college.harvard.edu/financial-aid/additional-funding-procedures/managing-your-aid/finalizing-your-financial-aid Parent: https://college.harvard.edu/resources

Overview

In most cases, the material submitted through the initial financial aid application is all we will ask from you over the course of the school year. On occasion, we need to ask for more material after a financial aid decision has been made in order to officially credit the financial aid to your student account. Some examples include:

• Additional materials that need to be submitted for federal verification or auditing purposes.
• Confirmation of application items that were tentative at the time of application (for example, your sibling's college enrollment).
• Required materials you were unable to submit during the initial application process (for example, because a material was lost or inaccessible) that need to be submitted to confirm self-reported information.

In order to officially credit the anticipated financial aid listed on your student account, please login to my.harvard and click on Application Details to review documents that are required to finalize your financial aid. If you see a document listed as Not Received for Verification, then you need to complete that requirement.

Instructions for Missing Items

These are some of the more common documents that you will see listed as missing on your my.harvard page, along with instructions for how to submit them.

Missing Items

• Entrance Loan Counseling Certification

• Financial Aid Activity and Demographic Supplement (FAADS)

• Master Promissory Note - Direct Stafford

• Master Promissory Note - Harvard Student Loan

• Study Abroad Consortium Agreement

• Study Abroad Supplement

• Tax Return Transcript - Parent or Student

• Verification of Citizenship Status

• Verification of Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose

• Verification of Sibling Enrollment

• Verification Worksheet

• Veterans Affairs (VA) Certificate of Eligibility

• Veteran's Notice of Student Enrollment

• Other Documents

Questions

If you have any questions about your missing information or have extenuating circumstances, please contact the Financial Aid Office at faoinfo@fas.harvard.edu. Without this documentation, we cannot credit the anticipated financial aid to your student account and you will be responsible for paying any balance due.

FAQs

• What happens if I don't submit the missing information?

• When do I need to submit this information?

Related Topics

[### Managing Your Aid

Information on taking a leave of absence, notifying us about outside awards, federal verification, and sibling verification.](https://college.harvard.edu/financial-aid/additional-funding-procedures/managing-your-aid)

[### Current Students

As a current Harvard student, you'll need to renew your financial aid each year. We're here to help.](https://college.harvard.edu/financial-aid/apply-financial-aid/current-students)