To apply for financial aid to attend McDaniel College, students must do three things:
1. Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by mid February. Apply online at
. Be sure to list McDaniel College’s school code of 002109 on the FAFSA. **There is no charge to file the FAFSA. If you are asked to pay at an online site you are at the wrong site.
2. Complete a McDANIEL FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION (attached below). March 1st is the deadline for prospective students; April 19th for continuing students.
2010-2011 Financial Aid Application for Dependent Students pdf)
2010-2011 Financial Aid Application for Independent Student (pdf)
Spring 2010 Transfers must submit one of the forms below with copies of the 2008 federal tax retuens.
2009-2010 Financial Aid Application for Dependent Students (pdf)
2009-2010 Financial Aid Application for Independent Students (pdf)
3. Submit signed copies of the students’ and parents’ 2009 federal tax returns, all schedules and W-2’s to the McDaniel Financial Aid Office. Prospective students should submit them as soon as possible, ideally, along with the McDaniel Financial Aid Application. Continuing students must submit copies of tax returns by April 19th.
Awards made without copies of tax returns are estimates only and cannot be finalized until the copies are received. Financial aid awards for prospective students are mailed once the student is accepted, and the Financial Aid Office has received all the financial aid materials. Financial aid awards for continuing students are available on their Archway account in mid-June.