Financial aid is renewable each year, so long as students continue to demonstrate financial need and meet the academic standards of progress established by Bates. To be considered for renewal of financial aid, families must submit the required forms shown below by April 15.  Award notification letters are mailed to continuing students with complete applications in early July.

Materials all continuing applicants must submit:  

• The CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE (school code 3076) 
• The FAFSA (Title IV school code 002036)  Please be sure that you and your parent electronically sign the FAFSA, as a FAFSA without required signatures cannot be processed.
• Copies of 2007 parent and student W-2 forms (including non-custodial W-2 forms, if parents are divorced or separated) must be provided even if a tax return is not filed.
• Copies of signed 2007 parent and student tax returns (including non-custodial tax returns, if parents are divorced or separated) with all schedules must be sent to the Registrar and Student Financial Services Office no later than April 15.  If you will not be filing a tax return, you must complete a Bates Non-filer Statement and provide it to our office. 

Please make sure that the tax returns you and your parents provide are signed and include all schedules.

Additional information families may be asked to provide:

• The CSS Noncustodial PROFILE must be completed by the non-custodial parent.  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 by the College Board after he/she registers for PROFILE.  The student is responsible for forwarding this information, which includes information about accessing the online application, to his or her parent.
• A Business/Farm Supplement must be provided if parents file a schedule C or separate tax returns for a business.  If your parents own a share in a corporation or partnership, copies of those tax returns for 2007 (or the most recent year available) are also required.
• Verification Worksheet, if selected by the Department of Education.

Required materials (with the exception of the PROFILE, FAFSA and Noncustodial PROFILE applications) can be mailed to the Student Financial Services Office at 44 Mountain Avenue, Lewiston, ME 04240, or faxed to (207) 786-8350.