Returning Domestic Students

Merit Aid

• Renewed automatically
• No separate application is required
• Eligibility limited to those students awarded merit awards prior to their enrollment at Union College

Need-Based Aid

March 26, 2024 FAFSA Update: The Department of Education has begun sending FAFSA information to schools. Union's systems are currently being tested in order to receive the FAFSA information. Once all systems are updated, the FAFSA data will be imported and Self Service checklists updated. We hope to have all available FAFSA data by mid-April. There is no need to reach out if you have completed the FAFSA but it isn't showing as 'received' just yet. We thank you for your patience. To ensure full need-based aid consideration, please make sure all other application requirements are submitted by the May 3rd deadline.

The deadline for all aid application materials is May 3, 2024.

• 2024-2025 CSS Profile - Union's Profile school code is 2920 (To be considered for institutional need-based grant) If the biological parents of the applicant are separated or divorced, Union requires the non-custodial parent (NCP) to file the CSS Profile as well.
• 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) – Union's FAFSA school code is 002889 (To determine federal financial aid)
• Verification Worksheet - Dependent Worksheet or Independent Worksheet
• Parent 2022 Federal Tax Return and supporting schedules.
• Parent 2022 W-2 forms
• Student 2022 tax returns and W-2s may be requested on a case by case basis
• Non-custodial Parent 2022 Federal Tax Return with supporting schedules and W-2s (if applicable)
• NYS Student Aid Payment Application (ETA) For NY Residents to apply for the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) Grant - TAP application will be available once the FAFSA is available.
  

For families who have experienced a change in circumstances, you may submit the 2024-2025 Change in Family Circumstances Form

Merit Aid

• Renewed automatically
• No separate application is required
• Eligibility limited to those students awarded merit awards prior to their enrollment at Union College

Need-Based Aid

All aid application materials are due by May 3, 2024

• 2024-2025 CSS Profile. Union's CSS Profile code is 2920. If the biological parents of the applicant are separated or divorced, Union requires the non-custodial parent (NCP) to file the CSS Profile as well.
• Parents' 2022 T-1 General Income and Benefit returns or Notice of Assessment
• Non-Custodial Parent 2022 T-1 General Income and Benefit returns or Notice of Assessment (if applicable)
• Student's 2022 T-1 General Income and Benefit returns, if applicable
• Quebec Residents - Parent and, if applicable, student 2022 Quebec Income Tax Returns

For families who have experienced a change in circumstances, you should contact the Financial Aid office for required documentation.

Merit Aid

• Renewed automatically
• No separate application is required
• Eligibility limited to those students awarded merit awards prior to their enrollment at Union College

Need-Based Aid

All aid application materials are due by May 3, 2024

• 2024-2025 CSS Profile. Union's CSS Profile code is 2920. If the biological parents of the applicant are separated or divorced, Union requires the non-custodial parent (NCP) to file the CSS Profile as well.
• 2022 foreign income documentation (translated into US dollars). Examples of income documentation are:
  1. The country's tax return, or
  2. Signed statement from your parent's employer(s) on the company's letterhead indicating annual wages, bonuses, benefits, subsidies, or perquisites. The statement should indicate if the income is gross income (before taxes) in which case we need to know the taxes paid
• Non-Custodial Parent 2022 foreign income documentation (translated into US dollars) - if applicable - see examples above