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Apply for Aid
Applicants & Prospective Students
This section is for prospective students applying for admission. If you are a current student, please go to the Student Financial Services website for information.
Undocumented students, with or without Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), are encouraged to apply for financial aid at Smith College. Smith welcomes all students to apply for financial aid, regardless of citizenship status.
When to Apply for Aid
You must not wait until you have been accepted to Smith to apply for aid. Any student who may need institutional financial assistance during their tenure at Smith should apply for aid by the financial aid deadlines. For applicants who meet the published deadlines, award notifications are sent with admission decisions.
Applying for Aid After Deadlines
First-Year Applicants
Undocumented students who do not apply for financial aid by the published financial aid deadlines will be required to complete 64 credits earned at Smith before they are eligible to apply for institutional financial aid.
Transfer & Ada Comstock Scholar Applicants
Undocumented transfer and Ada Comstock Scholar applicants who do not apply for financial aid by the published financial aid deadlines will be required to complete 32 credits at Smith before they are eligible to apply for institutional financial aid.
Forms & Deadlines
Undocumented First-Year Applicants
| Document | Due |
|---|---|
| CSS PROFILE 2024-25 CSS Profile Opens on October 1 Smith College Code: 3762 |
November 15, 2023 |
| CSS PROFILE for Noncustodial Parents 2024-25 CSS Profile Opens on October 1 | November 15, 2023 |
| 2022 signed parent federal tax returns, including all schedules and W-2s (custodial and noncustodial, if appropriate) and 2022 business tax returns, if applicable (custodial and noncustodial) If parents are not required to, and did not file taxes, please complete the Parent Non-Filer Form Parent Non-Filer Form (2022) |
November 15, 2023 |
Where to Send Documents
After the CSS Profile and FAFSA are submitted, documents should be sent to College Board's document imaging service, Institutional Documentation Services (IDOC). Financial aid documents are to be uploaded electronically to IDOC, where they will be scanned and sent electronically to Smith. College Board will send IDOC instructions via email to applicants who have completed the CSS PROFILE. To ensure deadlines are met, please complete the CSS PROFILE prior to the deadline so that documents can be uploaded to IDOC by our deadline. For more information, please visit the IDOC website
- Net Partner (Smith's financial aid portal). Instructions will be emailed to the applicant after admission application is received by Smith Office of Admission.
Any documentation that is sent to the SFS Office through Net Partner should be sent in PDF format. Other formats may be incompatible with our system.
| Document | Due |
|---|---|
| CSS PROFILE 2024-25 CSS Profile Opens on October 1 Smith College Code: 3762 |
January 2, 2024 |
| CSS PROFILE for Noncustodial Parents 2024-25 CSS Profile Opens on October 1 | January 2, 2024 |
| 2022 signed parent federal tax returns*, including all schedules and W-2s (custodial and noncustodial, if appropriate) and 2022 business tax returns, if applicable (custodial and noncustodial) If parents are not required to, and did not file taxes, please complete the Parent Non-Filer Form Parent Non-Filer Form 2022 |
January 2, 2023 |
Where to Send Documents
After submitting the CSS Profile and FAFSA, documents should be sent to College Board's document imaging service, Institutional Documentation Services (IDOC). Financial aid documents are to be uploaded electronically to IDOC, where they will be scanned and sent electronically to Smith. College Board will send IDOC instructions via email to applicants who have completed the CSS PROFILE. To ensure deadlines are met, please complete the CSS PROFILE prior to the deadline so that documents can be uploaded to IDOC by our deadline. For more information, please visit the IDOC website.
- Net Partner (Smith's financial aid portal). Instructions will be emailed to the applicant after admission application is received by Smith Office of Admission.
Any documentation that is sent to the SFS Office through Net Partner should be sent in PDF format. Other formats may be incompatible with our system.
| Document | Due |
|---|---|
| CSS PROFILE 2024-25 CSS Profile Opens on October 1 Smith College Code: 3762 |
January 25, 2024 |
| CSS PROFILE for Noncustodial Parents 2024-25 CSS Profile Opens on October 1 | January 25, 2024 |
|
2022 signed parent federal tax returns, including all schedules and W-2s (custodial and noncustodial, if appropriate) and 2022 business tax returns, if applicable (custodial and noncustodial) Parent Non-Filer Form (2022) |
January 25, 2024 |
Where to Send Documents
After submitting the CSS Profile and FAFSA, documents should be sent to College Board's document imaging service, Institutional Documentation Services (IDOC). Financial aid documents are to be uploaded electronically to IDOC, where they will be scanned and sent electronically to Smith. College Board will send IDOC instructions via email to applicants who have completed the CSS PROFILE. To ensure deadlines are met, please complete the CSS PROFILE prior to the deadline so that documents can be uploaded to IDOC by our deadline. For more information, please visit the IDOC website.
- Net Partner (Smith's financial aid portal). Instructions will be emailed to the applicant after admission application is received by Smith Office of Admission.
Any documentation that is sent to the SFS Office through Net Partner should be sent in PDF format. Other formats may be incompatible with our system.
Undocumented Transfer Applicants
| Document | Due |
|---|---|
| Smith Aid Application for Traditional Students 2023-24 - Form available on IDOC or Net Partner | November 15, 2023 |
| CSS PROFILE Smith College Code: 3762 |
November 15, 2023 |
| Noncustodial Parent Profile | November 15, 2023 |
| 2021 signed parent federal tax returns, including all schedules and W-2s (custodial and noncustodial, if appropriate) and 2021 business tax returns, if applicable (custodial and noncustodial) If parents are not required to, and did not file taxes, please complete the Parent Non-Filer Form Parent Non-Filer Form (2021) - Form available on IDOC or Net Partner |
November 15, 2023 |
Where to Send Forms
Forms should be sent to College Board's document imaging service, Institutional Documentation Services (IDOC). Financial aid documents are to be uploaded electronically to IDOC, where they will be scanned and sent electronically to Smith. College Board will send IDOC instructions via email to applicants who have completed the CSS PROFILE. To ensure deadlines are met, please complete the CSS PROFILE prior to the deadline so that documents can be uploaded to IDOC by our deadline. For more information, please visit the IDOC website.
- Net Partner (Smith's financial aid portal). Instructions will be emailed to the applicant after admission application is received by Smith Office of Admission.
Any documentation that is sent to the SFS Office through Net Partner should be sent in PDF format. Other formats may be incompatible with our system.
| Document | Due |
|---|---|
| CSS PROFILE Smith College Code: 3762 |
March 10, 2024 |
| CSS PROFILE for Noncustodial Parents Smith College Code: 3762 |
March 10, 2024 |
|
2022 signed parent federal tax returns, including all schedules and W-2s (custodial and noncustodial, if appropriate) and 2022 business tax returns, if applicable (custodial and noncustodial) Parent Non-Filer Form (2022) - Form available on IDOC or Net Partner |
March 10, 2024 |
Where to Send Documents
Documents should be sent to College Board's document imaging service, Institutional Documentation Services (IDOC). Financial aid documents are to be uploaded electronically to IDOC, where they will be scanned and sent electronically to Smith. College Board will send IDOC instructions via email to applicants who have completed the CSS PROFILE. To ensure deadlines are met, please complete the CSS PROFILE prior to the deadline so that documents can be uploaded to IDOC by our deadline. For more information, please visit the IDOC website.
- Net Partner (Smith's financial aid portal). Instructions will be emailed to the applicant after admission application is received by Smith Office of Admission.
Any documentation that is sent to the SFS Office through Net Partner should be sent in PDF format. Other formats may be incompatible with our system.
Undocumented Ada Comstock Scholar Applicants
| Document | Due |
|---|---|
|
Smith Aid Application for Ada Comstock Scholars 2023-24 - Form available on Net Partner
|
November 15, 2023 |
|
2021 signed student (and spouse or partner, if applicable) federal tax returns, including all schedules and W-2s and 2021 business tax returns, if applicable. Student Non-Filer Form (2021) - Form available on Net Partner |
November 15, 2023 |
Where to Send Forms
You can send your documents to us through the mail, via fax, or Net Partner, Smith's financial aid portal. Instructions will be emailed to the applicant once an admission application has been received by the Smith Office of Admission. Please make copies of all documents submitted. Any documentation that is sent to the SFS Office through Net Partner should be sent in PDF format. Other formats may be incompatible with our system.
Smith College
Office of Student Financial Services
College Hall 106
10 Elm Street
Northampton, MA 01063
Fax: 413-585-2566
| Document | Due |
|---|---|
| Smith Aid Application for Ada Comstock Scholars 2024-25 - Form available on Net Partner | February 24, 2024 |
| 2022 signed student (and spouse or partner, if applicable) federal tax returns*, including all schedules and W-2s and 2022 business tax returns, if applicable. If you (or your spouse/partner, if applicable) are not required to, and did not file taxes, please complete the Student Non-Filer Form. Student Non-Filer Form (2022) - Form available on Net Partner |
February 24, 2024 |
Where to Send Documents
You can send your documents to us through the mail, via secure fax, or through Net Partner, Smith's financial aid portal. Instructions will be emailed to the applicant once an admission application has been received by the Smith Office of Admission. Please make copies of all documents submitted. Any documentation that is sent to the SFS Office through Net Partner should be sent in PDF format. Other formats may be incompatible with our system.
Smith College
Office of Student Financial Services
College Hall 106
10 Elm Street
Northampton, MA 01063
Fax: 413-585-2566
