To be considered for financial aid, transfer candidates must provide the following materials by November 1:

• The CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE (school code 3076) for school year 2009-2010
• FAFSA (Title IV school code 002036) for school year 2009-2010
• Copies of parents' 2008 federal income tax return (signed, with all schedules) and W-2 forms
• Copies of student's 2008 federal income tax return (signed, with all schedules) and W-2 forms.  If you will not be filing a tax return, you must complete a Bates Non-filer Statement and provide it to our office. 
• If your parents own a share in a corporation or partnership, copies of those tax returns for 2009 (or the most recent year available) are also required.

If parents are divorced or separated, the following must be provided in addition to the materials outlined above:

• The CSS Noncustodial PROFILE must be completed by the non-custodial parent by November 1.  This process is similar to the online PROFILE process for the student and custodial parent.  Information about the Noncustodial PROFILE is automatically sent to the student and/or the noncustodial parent by the College Board after the student registers for PROFILE. 

In cases in which parents are divorced or separated, a contribution from the non-custodial parent is included as part of the expected family contribution.  A non-custodial parent's ability to contribute is measured in the same manner as the custodial parent's, according to income and asset strength.  Willingness to contribute is not a factor in our evaluation, nor are payment agreements that may exist between the custodial and noncustodial parent. 

• Copies of the noncustodial parent's 2008 federal tax return (signed, with all schedules) and W-2 form(s).

Required materials (with the exception of the PROFILE, FAFSA and Noncustodial PROFILE applications) should be mailed to the Student Financial Services Office at 44 Mountain Avenue, Lewiston, ME 04240.