The CSS Profile application is used to determine eligibility for Haverford Grant funds. The FAFSA is used to apply for all Federal grant and loan programs, including Pell Grant, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG), the Federal Direct Stafford Loan Program, and the Parent PLUS Loan program. The FAFSA is also used to determine eligibly for work-study funds.

Students should only complete the CSS Profile if they are seeking Haverford College aid.

Make sure that social security numbers are correct and consistent on both the FAFSA and the CSS Profile.

Both forms will require the student’s and parents’ income information from Calendar Year 2017. Asset information requested on the forms should be reported as of the date the applications are completed and signed.

Financial Aid awards are contingent upon the accuracy of information provided in the application forms. Students and parents are obliged to report to the Financial Aid Office any changes in personal or family finances (such as changes in income, assets, siblings in college) and any subsequent award of aid from sources other than the College.

Applying for financial aid is a joint venture of both applicants and their parents; please be sure that all parties have read and understood the instructions.

Anticipated Change in Income During the Academic Year
If your parents anticipate that their 2019 income will be significantly less (i.e. by 10% or more) than their 2017 income, they may request a 2019 Estimated Income Form from the Haverford Financial Aid Office.

• The anticipated loss of income should also be reflected in the 2018 Expected Income and Benefits section of the Profile, with an explanation for the loss reported in the Profile’s Explanations/Special Circumstances Section.
• Not all reductions in income can be considered by the Financial Aid Office. Generally speaking, the reduction in income should be the result of an unexpected circumstance, such as the loss of a wage-earner’s job.

Submitting Supporting Documents to the College Board IDOC service

After the CSS Profile is submitted, students will receive instructions from the College Board on how to submit tax returns and other supplementary forms using the Institutional Documentation Service (IDOC). No tax forms should be sent directly to Haverford.

The College Board will collect all forms at no cost to students’ families, and forward them via a secure server to Haverford College and any other college the student is applying to which has also contracted for the IDOC service. The College Board will provide instructions and a cover sheet for students to use to send the documents to IDOC. If students need additional copies of the cover sheet, or have questions about the IDOC service, including the status of their account, they should call IDOC at (866) 897-9881.

Send to the College Board's IDOC Service

1. A signed copy of all pages and schedules of your parents' and your 2017 U.S., Puerto Rico, or foreign tax return*
2. A signed copy of all pages and schedules of your parents’ and your 2017 U.S., Puerto Rico, or foreign tax return.
3. All parent and student W-2 forms for 2017.
4. If you or your parents did not file a Federal tax return for 2017, this must be indicated by completing a Non-Tax Filer Statement.
5. If you or your parents paid income tax to Puerto Rico or any other U.S. territory or paid a comparable tax to any foreign central government, these taxes should be treated as U.S. income taxes paid when filing the CSS Profile and FAFSA. You or your parents should use the information on the tax return of the territory or foreign government as though a U.S. Federal tax return had been filed. This means that the box(es) on the CSS Profile and FAFSA which would indicate that an IRS 1040 has been or will be filed should be checked.
6. Business/Farm Supplement, if appropriate
7. Non-Custodial Parent Profile and associated 2017 federal tax documents, if appropriate.

Notes:

• You do not need to send state returns.
• Do not send your tax returns to Haverford College.  All forms go to IDOC.
• Make sure the tax returns are complete (all pages, schedules and W-2’s), signed and dated.
• Always keep copies of important documents including tax returns.

For help from the College Board for the Profile Application email help@cssprofile.org or call (305) 829-9793 (Telephone Service for the Deaf 1-800-915-9990).

Rights & Responsibilities of Students Receiving Financial Aid

• You have the right to expect equitable treatment in the consideration of your aid application within the College's existing policies.
• You have the right to access financial aid policies.
• You have the right to know what aid is available, what the deadlines are, the costs, the criteria for selecting recipients, the breakdown of how we calculate how you will be able to meet the costs, and what the requirements are for keeping your aid.
• You must complete all forms correctly and by existing deadlines, read and understand all forms or statements you receive, accept responsibility for all agreements you sign, notify us in writing if any circumstances upon which your aid was based (including addresses) should change, and keep copies of all documents you submit or receive.

Lending Code of Conduct (pdf)