Current high school seniors applying to Tulane for 2024-2025 academic year admission and/or students seeking to transfer to Tulane next year are now able to apply for need-based financial aid consideration. Consideration for all federal student aid resources (including the federal parent loan option) requires the completion of the 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). HOWEVER, the U.S. Department of Education is not scheduled to provide access to the 2024-2025 FAFSA until sometime in December 2023. Details on the FAFSA application process are available at https://financialaid.tulane.edu/apply/aid/fafsa.
The FAFSA results determines a qualifying student’s eligibility for the following:
Students seeking consideration for need-based Tulane Scholarship must complete (in addition to the FAFSA), the 2024-2025 College Scholarship Service (CSS) Profile application. Details on the CSS Profile application process are available at https://financialaid.tulane.edu/apply/aid/css-profile. ALSO…those completing the CSS Profile need to provide validation documents directly to Tulane. Details on Tulane’s validation process are available at https://financialaid.tulane.edu/apply/aid/validation. PLEASE NOTE THAT TULANE DOES NOT participate in the CSS IDOC process, thus please submit all documents directly to Tulane (using our secure direct upload process available at https://financialaid.tulane.edu/forms).
The CSS Profile results determines a qualifying student’s eligibility for the following:
NOTE: Students not interested in any of the above financial aid resources (federal student aid or institutional need-based scholarship) do not need to complete either of these financial aid applications. Please note that consideration for Tulane’s partial merit scholarships also does not require completion of a financial aid applications. The Tulane Undergraduate Admission Office will automatically review admission applicants for partial merit scholarship awards. Refer to the admission office website (https://admission.tulane.edu/tuition-aid/merit-scholarships) for details regarding Tulane’s merit scholarship programs that require special applications.
Here are the suggested deadlines for applying for financial aid for the 2024-2025 academic year:
Tulane expects to activate our on-line portal (Gibson) in late November 2023 so that applicants may access financial aid information, including the ability to confirm our receipt of application materials and identify if there are items listed on the student’s financial aid “To Do” list. We will use this website to announce when access to the portal for the 2024-2025 academic year becomes available. If you have any questions, please contact your financial aid counselor, listed at this link: https://financialaid.tulane.edu/meet-us/counselors/undergraduate
Join Tulane Law School for the annual celebration of Constitution Day.
The event will be held Sept. 18, 2023 at 4 p.m. in the John Giffen Weinmann Hall, Room 110, 6329 Freret Street.
This year’s Constitution Day speaker is David Hinojosa, with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. His talk is titled, From Hallowing Brown to Hollowing Brown: The Equal Protection Clause and the Affirmative Action Cases. Hinojosa argued the UNC case before the Supreme Court on behalf of student intervenors, and the Harvard case in the First Circuit on behalf of student amici. Hinojosa also serves as lead counsel representing the Charlotte Mecklenburg NAACP Branch in the historic North Carolina school finance case, Leandro v. State, where he helped obtain a precedent-setting order from the state supreme court that will ensure equitable resources for students of color and students in at-risk circumstances.
Tulane University is closed for Winter Recess as of the evening of Thursday, December 22, 2022, and is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday morning, January 3, 2023.
During the Recess, our Financial Aid Office will be closed, and our staff will be unable to acknowledge the receipt of electronic financial aid applications (FAFSA and/or CSS Profile) and/or supporting application materials (such as tax documents; etc.).
We appreciate your patience upon our return on January 3 as we process documents and respond to emails which will accumulate over the Recess. Updates will be ultimately viewable via the Tulane Gibson portal.
Our secure upload site should be accessible during the Recess at finaidforms.tulane.edu Secure Upload Site.
Password-protected documents can be scanned and emailed directly to: FADOCS@tulane.edu if necessary. Please note that passwords should be sent in a separate email from the emailed documents, and please be sure to label the email's subject line with the student’s name and nine-digit Tulane ID number.
While we encourage you to delay your email correspondence until our return on 1/3/2023; please feel free to visit financialaid.tulane.edu/meet-us/staff to identify the email of a specific staff member who can assist you. Every family is assigned a financial aid counselor whom you can locate based on the student’s last name. If you have general questions or concerns, they can be directed to our main office email account finaid@tulane.edu or find answers and information on our website https://financialaid.tulane.edu/.
Upon our reopening on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, we will resume our hours of operation of Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Happy Holidays!
Current high school seniors applying to Tulane for 2023-2024 academic year admission and/or students seeking to transfer to Tulane next year are now able to apply for need-based financial aid consideration. Consideration for all federal student aid resources (including the federal parent loan option) requires the completion of the 2023-2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Details on the FAFSA application process are available at https://financialaid.tulane.edu/apply/aid/fafsa.
The FAFSA results determines a qualifying student’s eligibility for all of the following:
Students seeking consideration for need-based Tulane Scholarship must complete (in addition to the FAFSA), the College Scholarship Service (CSS) Profile application. Details on the CSS Profile application process are available at https://financialaid.tulane.edu/apply/aid/css-profile. ALSO…those completing the CSS Profile need to provide validation documents directly to Tulane. Details on Tulane’s validation process are available at https://financialaid.tulane.edu/apply/aid/validation. PLEASE NOTE THAT TULANE DOES NOT participate in the CSS IDOC process, thus please submit all documents directly to Tulane (using our secure direct upload process available at https://financialaid.tulane.edu/forms).
The CSS Profile results determines a qualifying student’s eligibility for the following:
NOTE: Students not interested in any of the above financial aid resources (federal or institutional need-based scholarship) do not need to complete the aforementioned financial aid applications. Please note that consideration for Tulane’s partial merit scholarships also does not require completion of the aforementioned financial aid applications. The Tulane Undergraduate Admission Office will automatically review admission applicants for partial merit scholarship awards. Refer to the admission office website (https://admission.tulane.edu/tuition-aid/merit-scholarships) for details regarding Tulane’s merit scholarship programs that require special applications.
Here are the suggested deadlines for applying for financial aid for the 2023-2024 academic year:
Tulane expects to activate our on-line portal (Gibson) in late November 2022 so that applicants may access financial aid information, including the ability to confirm our receipt of application materials and identify if there are items listed on the student’s financial aid “To Do” list. We will use this website to announce when access to the portal for the 2023-2024 academic year becomes available. If you have any questions, please contact your financial aid counselor, listed at this link: https://financialaid.tulane.edu/meet-us/counselors/undergraduate
Yesterday, the Biden administration announced sweeping action on federal student loans, including the cancellation of up to $10,000 in student loan debt for certain borrowers with individual income of less than $125,000 annually or with household income of less than $250,000 annually.
Initial information on this new loan forgiveness plan is available at https://studentaid.gov/debt-relief-announcement/. The webpage also provides a way to sign up for latest updates directly from the U.S. Department of Education, since many questions remain about the details of the loan forgiveness, including what steps — if any — qualifying borrowers need to take to receive loan cancellation.
As the U.S. Department of Education releases more information concerning this new program, we will provide updates, so please plan to check back to this space for the latest releases pertaining to the new loan forgiveness program.
The Biden administration also announced that it would again extend the pause on federally held loans a final time through December 31, 2022, with payments resuming in January 2023.
UPDATE: 09/07/2022 FAQs POSTED
The U.S. Department of Education just released a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) posted to Studentaid.gov/debtrelief in the link https://studentaid.gov/debt-relief-announcement/one-time-cancellation regarding the Biden-Harris "Student Debt Relief Program” that was announced by The White House on 8/24/22.
These FAQs supplement the initial borrower information that was posted on Studentaid.gov/debtrelief at the time of the announcement. The FAQs provide answers to a number of questions about how the program will be implemented.
Tulane University has commenced the assessment of tuition and fee charges for the upcoming 2022 fall semester for those pre-registered for classes for the term. The details for such charges are viewable via the Accounts Receivable on-line portal and appear on the University billing statement scheduled for email delivery on 7/15/2022. Additional charge may reflect institutional dorm room, meal plan, health insurance, and/or other incurred expenses. The Accounts Receivable Office identifies that payment on any net balance owed should occur prior to 8/15/2022.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION concerning the disbursement of various types of financial aid:
· Be sure to use the Tulane Gibson portal to navigate to the Financial Aid tab to accept the required terms and conditions; and to accept the specific financial aid offered as aid will not disburse if not accepted.
· Incoming freshmen awarded merit scholarships MUST follow the above step for timely disbursement to occur.
· Returning undergraduates with merit scholarships do not need to accept their merit scholarship, since scholarships for all eligible students are “renewed” and therefore already accepted.
· Every year the following types of aid must be accepted (if opting to receive the funding source:
· The following types of aid do not require acceptance:
· Students eligible for funding from the State of Louisiana’s TOPS Scholarship program do not usually receive TOPS disbursements until October due to state law governing the disbursement schedule for TOPS payments. The Accounts Receivable Office recognizes pending TOPS disbursements prior to actual disbursement in order to factor into balances owed.
· Federal student aid (Pell Grant; Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant; all federal loans (student and parent) will not disburse until the week prior to the start of classes (as per federal regulation governing the timing of such disbursements). HOWEVER, aid will only disburse if a student is successful meeting all requirements; such as:
· Prior to the scheduled disbursement date of federal grants and loans, if a student successfully completes all necessary requirements needed for disbursement, then the Tulane billing statement will identify the federal grant and/or loan as “authorized” and the net value of the disbursement will reduce the calculated balance due. HOWEVER, if aid is not identified as “authorized”, but instead as “memo”, then requirements remain incomplete and therefore the net value of the disbursement WILL NOT reduce the calculated balance due.
· Federal Work Study DOES NOT disburse to a student’s billing account. Students awarded and accepting Federal Work Study (FWS) are responsible for securing a FWS position (usually on-campus) and will receive a direct deposit of their actual earnings (based on hours worked) into the bank account the student identifies for such payments. FWS student workers earnings payments occur bi-weekly for their actual hours worked. Contact the Student Employment Office for more details regarding available positions.
If you have billing questions, please contact the Accounts Receivable Office; however, please contact the University Financial Aid Office with any specific financial aid questions.
For Tulane students whose 2022 spring semester has been delayed a week to Tuesday, January 25, 2022 (from January 18, 2022), the delayed start of the semester forced Tulane to reset the scheduled disbursement date for applicable federal student aid. In compliance with federal regulations governing the various federal student aid programs, the disbursement date for federal student aid funds (grants and loans) will now also occur approximately one week later than originally scheduled. Please note the University’s Accounts Receivable Office is aware of this change and will consider this in identifying any balance owed for the 2022 semester, as long as related items on the student's Financial Aid "To Do List" have been completed.
Financial Aid Website News 10/22/2021 Helpful 2022-2023 Financial Aid Information for New Full-Time Undergraduates Current high school seniors applying to Tulane for 2022-2023 academic year admission and/or students seeking to transfer to Tulane next year are now able to apply for need-based financial aid consideration. Consideration for all federal student aid resources (including the federal parent loan option) requires the completion of the 2022-2023 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Details on the FAFSA application process are available at https://financialaid.tulane.edu/apply/aid/fafsa. The FAFSA results determines a qualifying student’s eligibility for all of the following:
Students seeking consideration for need-based Tulane Scholarship must complete (in addition to the FAFSA), the College Scholarship Service (CSS) Profile application. Details on the CSS Profile application process are available at https://financialaid.tulane.edu/apply/aid/css-profile. ALSO…those completing the CSS Profile need to provide validation documents directly to Tulane. Details on Tulane’s validation process are available at https://financialaid.tulane.edu/apply/aid/validation. PLEASE NOTE THAT TULANE DOES NOT participate in the CSS IDOC process, thus please submit all documents directly to Tulane (using our secure direct upload process available at https://financialaid.tulane.edu/forms). The CSS Profile results determines a qualifying student’s eligibility for the following:
NOTE: Students not interested in any of the above financial aid resources (federal or institutional need-based scholarship) do not need to complete the aforementioned financial aid applications. Please note that consideration for Tulane’s partial merit scholarships also does not require completion of the aforementioned financial aid applications. The Tulane Undergraduate Admission Office will automatically review admission applicants for partial merit scholarship awards. Refer to the admission office website (https://admission.tulane.edu/tuition-aid/merit-scholarships) for details regarding Tulane’s merit scholarship programs that require special applications.
Here are the suggested deadlines for applying for financial aid for the 2022-2023 academic year:
Tulane expects to activate our on-line portal (Gibson) in late November so that applicants may access financial aid information, including the ability to confirm our receipt of application materials and identify if there are items listed on the student’s financial aid “To Do” list. We will use this website to announce when access to the portal for the 2022-2023 academic year becomes available.
If you have any questions, please contact your financial aid counselor, listed at this link: https://financialaid.tulane.edu/meet-us/counselors/undergraduate
Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) is Congress-allotted funding, and has been created in three allocations. The latest HEERF funding allocated is the American Rescue Plan (ARP): Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III). Please read below for more details about HEERF, ARP, and Tulane University's methodologies for distribution of certain HEERF funding to students.
The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III) is authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP), Public Law 117-2, signed into law on March 11, 2021, providing funding in support to institutions of higher education to serve students and ensure learning continues during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please note that ARP funds are in addition to funds authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA), Public Law 116-260 and the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Public Law 116-136.
Congress passed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) which created a third phase of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF III) resources to colleges and universities across the nation to help cover expenses related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and/or components of the cost of attendance. Over the course of the spring of 2021, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) provided guidance and funding levels, and Tulane has finalized the methodologies to distribute the funds to used only for direct assistance for students. The methodologies require no student application for disbursement, and target certain assumed pandemic-related expenses.
Click here for more details on the ARP HEERF III methodologies Tulane is using to distribute directly to eligible students HEERF III funds received by Tulane University specifically and only for student grants, as well as estimated remaining HEERF II funds.
Congress passed the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSSA) Act which created a second phase of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF II) resources to colleges and universities across the nation to help cover expenses related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Over the course of the spring of 2021, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) provided guidance and funding levels, and Tulane finalized the methodologies to distribute the funds to used only for direct assistance for students. The methodologies require no student application for disbursement, and target certain assumed pandemic-related expenses.
Click here for more details on the CRRSSA HEERF II methodologies Tulane is using to distribute directly to eligible students the majority of HEERF II funds received by Tulane University specifically and only for student grants, as well as estimated remaining HEERF I funds.
Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) which created the initial phase of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF I) resources to colleges and universities across the nation to help cover expenses related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Over the course of the spring of 2021, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) provided guidance and funding levels, and Tulane has finalized the methodologies to distribute the funds to used only for direct assistance for students. The methodologies require no student application for disbursement, and target certain assumed pandemic-related expenses.
Click here for more details on the methodologies Tulane is used to distribute directly to eligible students the majority of the HEERF I CARES funds received by Tulane University for student emergency financial aid grants.
HEERF Public Law References:
• HEERF I - CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) "The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or, CARES Act, was passed by Congress on March 27th, 2020." https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/caresact.html
• HEERF II - CRRSAA (Coronovirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act) "The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II) is authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA), Public Law 116-260, signed into law on Dec. 27, 2020." https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/crrsaa.html
• HEERF III - ARP (American Rescue Plan) "The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III) is authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP), Public Law 117-2, signed into law on March 11, 2021..." https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/arp.html
Update 09/30/21:
Click here for more details on ARP HEERF III reporting by Tulane regarding distributing directly to eligible students HEERF III funds received by Tulane University specifically and only for student grants, as well as reporting for other HEERF funding for student grants for periods up to 09/30/21.
Update 01/10/22:
Click here for more details on ARP HEERF III reporting by Tulane regarding distributing directly to eligible students HEERF III funds received by Tulane University specifically and only for student grants, as well as reporting for other HEERF funding for student grants as of the period ending 12/31/21.
Update 04/08/22:
Click here for more details on ARP HEERF III reporting by Tulane regarding distributing directly to eligible students HEERF III funds received by Tulane University specifically and only for student grants, as well as reporting for other HEERF funding for student grants as of the period ending 3/31/22 (final period).
Update 07/11/22:
Click this 00202900_HEERF_Q12022_071022 for Tulane's Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for all HEERF I, II, and III grant funds for the quarter ending March 31, 2022. This is a final report.
Update 10/04/21:
Click here for more details on reporting by Tulane regarding Institutional Portion of HEERF during the quarter ending 09/30/20.
Click here for more details on reporting by Tulane regarding Institutional Portion of HEERF during the quarter ending 12/31/20.
Click here for more details on reporting by Tulane regarding Institutional Portion of HEERF during the quarter ending 03/31/21.
Click here for more details on reporting by Tulane regarding Institutional Portion of HEERF during the quarter ending 06/30/21 (final period).
The Tulane University Financial Aid Office wishes to inform students enrolling for the 2021-2022 academic year that federal regulations allow for us to reconsider a student’s financial situation if there have been changes due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic to determine if there is any additional eligibility for need-based assistance. Designed primarily for undergraduates, the federal provisions allow us to consider using a family’s income from the 2020 calendar year if it is substantially lower (generally defined as an income reduction of 15% or more) than the income for the 2019 calendar year. (Note: The 2019 calendar year income is the year initially reported on the 2021-2022 FAFSA and CSS Profile.) In such scenarios, Tulane will require signed copies of all 2020 federal income tax return materials, as well as copies of all applicable parental 2020 W-2 forms (for all dependent students) before reviewing to determine if any additional need-based aid is warranted.
Details on Tulane University’s student health insurance requirements and opting out of Tulane’ coverage can be found at: https://campushealth.tulane.edu/insurance-billing/how-opt-out-t-ship
Student Loan Interest Rates for 2021-22 Award Year Set to Increase
Interest rates are determined each June 1 for the upcoming award year by adding a fixed percentage to the high yield of the 10-year Treasury note auctioned at the final auction prior to June 1. As a result of yesterday's auction, the interest rate for federal loans first disbursed on or after July 1, 2021 and before July 1, 2022 are expected to increase from 2.75% to 3.73% for undergraduate Direct Loans, from 4.30% to 5.28% for graduate/professional Direct Unsubsidized Loans, and from 5.30% to 6.28% for Parent and Grad PLUS loans. The interest rate caps for these loans are 8.25%, 9.5 % and 10.5% respectively.
See https://treasurydirect.gov/instit/annceresult/press/preanre/2021/R_20210...
2021 Summer Semester Financial Aid Awards
May 12, 2021
Reminder: Students (except second-year Social Work, Law or non-dual degree Medical students) seeking financial aid for the 2021 summer semester should complete all of the items identified on their respective Summer 2021 Aid Application checklists:
Specifically, the checklists describe a Summer Financial Aid Addendum, so be sure to complete the appropriate Summer Financial Aid Addendum available on our website: https://financialaid.tulane.edu/forms and also the necessary Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Dual-degree Medical students may want to view this video regarding summer aid steps: https://tulane.zoom.us/rec/play/v1cmf4eT2KGVK1ntKPOvkh44chJFwKCXnWovw5W9...
Please feel free to contact our office: 504.865.5723 with any questions on the 2021 summer semester aid application process.
Tulane University billing statements for April 2021 reflect the following two financial aid related messages:
1. If receiving financial aid, then remember to re-apply for the upcoming 2021/22 academic year. For details visit: https://financialaid.tulane.edu/apply .
2. Students enrolling for the 2021 summer semester should review details concerning summer financial aid processing at https://financialaid.tulane.edu/news.
In regards to the first message, please use the link provided to follow the steps for applying for financial aid for the 2021-2022 academic year. Generally, since the awarding of federal (and any institutional) funds first requires a review of a continuing student’s academic performance from the current 2020-2021 academic year, 2021-2022 award notifications will most likely start in June 2021.
In regards to the second message concerning students seeking financial aid for enrollment in the 2021 summer semester, if you have pre-registered for 2021 summer Tulane classes and your billing statement reflects the corresponding tuition and fees charges for such enrollment, then please note the following if seeking aid to help cover these costs:
• Generally, there is no institutional aid available for summer enrollment, especially at the undergraduate level in regards to merit scholarships and/or need-based scholarships.
• Therefore, only federal student aid is available, which includes the following:
Federal Work Study is generally NOT AVAILABLE during the summer semester.
Non-federal private lenders alternative loan are also available for qualifying students.
• Federal student loan eligibility requires minimum half-time enrollment which is generally defined as 6 credit hours of the course of the summer semester.
• The 2021 Summer financial aid application process requires the following:
• Due to the brevity of the summer semester and in order to expedite the delivery of funds, all federal student loans offered for the summer are automatically accepted on your behalf, therefore you need to notify your financial aid counselor if you wish to borrow a lower amount than is what is awarded.
• In regards to the disbursement of federal student aid during the summer, per federal regulations disbursements cannot occur until the start date of a student’s first summer course. All summer disbursements occur in one single disbursement.
• The deadline for applying for 2021 summer aid is 6/15/21. If you have any questions concerning the application process for 2021-2022 and/or for the 2021 summer, then please contact your financial aid counselor.
Students wishing to apply for summer financial aid, should fill out a summer addendum. Addenda are avalible on the forms page.
Deadline for submission is June 15, 2021.
The uptown Tulane University Financial Aid Office is on the move! Effective at 1PM on Friday, February 12, 2021, our current uptown location will permanently close. Until we relocate, we will be working remotely but will be available via phone, e-mail, and Zoom sessions. WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THAT ALL DOCUMENTS BE SUBMITTED TO OUR OFFICE VIA OUR SECURE UPLOAD PORTAL (https://finaidforms.tulane.edu/Home/Account/Login) or as a PASSWORD-PROTECTED email attachment. E-mail documents ONLY IF PASSWORD-PROTECTED to FADOCS@tulane.edu.
In preparation for the new Paul Hall construction on the Tulane uptown campus (which requires demolition of building #14), the University Financial Aid Office is vacating our premises on the second floor of the Science & Engineering Lab Complex. Later this spring, we expect to reopen our uptown offices at our new location on the ground floor of Gibson Hall (occupying the former site of the School of Professional Advancement).
Until we reopen, WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THAT ALL DOCUMENTS BE SUBMITTED TO OUR OFFICE VIA OUR SECURE UPLOAD PORTAL (https://finaidforms.tulane.edu/Home/Account/Login) or as a PASSWORD-PROTECTED email attachment. E-mail documents ONLY IF PASSWORD-PROTECTED to FADOCS@tulane.edu.
While we will continue to receive U.S. mail deliveries, we anticipate delays in such delivery until we occupy our new space in Gibson Hall. (If you absolutely must mail us a document, then please use our new address: Financial Aid, Gibson Hall, Suite #130, Tulane University #1320, 6823 ST. CHARLES AVE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70118.) We will update our website once we have moved and reopened at Gibson Hall. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.
Congress recently passed the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSSA) Act which intends to award a new level of HEERF funds to colleges and universities across the nation to help cover expenses related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While the U.S. Department of Education (ED) has not yet finalized guidance and/or actual funding levels, Tulane expects to receive funds that we will be able to use to directly assist our students in pandemic related expenses. At this time, as we await word from ED on CRSSA details, we ask that you check back on this space for updates once specifics are officially released.
Update 05/12/21:
Congress passed the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSSA) Act which created a second phase of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF II) resources to colleges and universities across the nation to help cover expenses related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Over the course of the spring of 2021, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) provided guidance and funding levels, and Tulane has finalized the methodologies to distribute the funds to used only for direct assistance for students. The methodologies require no student application for disbursement, and target certain assumed pandemic-related expenses.
Click here for more details on the CRRSSA HEERF II methodologies Tulane is using to distribute directly to eligible students HEERF II funds received by Tulane University specifically and only for student grants.
Update 06/11/21: Update 06/30/21: Update 09/30/21:
Click here for more details on CRRSSA HEERF II reporting by Tulane regarding distributing directly to eligible students HEERF II funds received by Tulane University specifically and only for student grants.
Update 10/04/21:
Click here for more details on reporting by Tulane regarding Institutional Portion of HEERF during the quarter ending 12/31/20.
Click here for more details on reporting by Tulane regarding Institutional Portion of HEERF during the quarter ending 03/31/21.
Click here for more details on reporting by Tulane regarding Institutional Portion of HEERF during the quarter ending 06/30/21.
Click here for more details on reporting by Tulane regarding Institutional Portion of HEERF during the quarter ending 09/30/21.
Please note that Tulane University is closed at the end of business on Friday, December 18, 2020 and is scheduled to reopen on Monday, January 4, 2021. Upon our reopening we will resume our hours of operation of Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm.
During this closure, our staff are unable to respond to phone messages and/or e-mails; yet we plan to commence responses to your inquiries as soon as possible during the week of our return. Also during our winter closure, we will be unable to acknowledge the receipt of electronic financial aid applications (FAFSA and/or CSS Profile) and/or supporting application materials (such as tax documents; etc.). Upon our return, our staff will diligently begin reviewing the applications and materials received during our time away and updates will be ultimately be viewable via the Tulane Gibson portal.
While we encourage you to delay your correspondence until our return on 1/4/21; please visit financialaid.tulane.edu/meet-us/staff to email of a specific staff member who can assist you. Every family is assigned a financial aid counselor whom you can locate based on your last name. If you have general questions or concerns, they can be directed to our main office email account finaid@tulane.edu or find answers and information on our website https://financialaid.tulane.edu/.
During our closure, please continue to utilize one of the following modes of submitting financial aid documentation:
Passwords should be sent in a separate email from the emailed documents.
Please label all emailed communication’s subject line with the student’s name and nine-digit Tulane ID number.
Again, please realize that all submissions will not be acknowledged until the week we return. We wish to extend our wishes for safe and happy holidays; and thank you for your patience once we return from our closure.
Congratulations to students who applied Early Decision and/or Early Action and have recently received notification of admission from the Tulane University Office of Undergraduate Admission!
Access to the status of your Tulane financial aid application is available via the Tulane Gibson portal (https://gibson.tulane.edu/). By navigating to the Financial Aid tab and then under “Select Financial Aid Year:” selecting “2021-2022 Financial Aid Year” you will be able to review your “To Do List” to identify items received and/or still being requested. If you have received an award notification via e-mail, then you will also be able to view your award offering.
If you are part of the aforementioned populations who have received notification of admission to Tulane, then here is an update on Tulane’s processing of financial aid applications:
REMINDER: Tulane DOES NOT participate in the College Board’s (CSS) IDOC process. Therefore, the preferred submission of any required forms and documents (only in a PDF format and maximum size 2 MB) is by directly and securely uploading to our processing system using the File Upload feature. For instructions on using this online tool view the following instructions PDF. Please include student identifying information on all documents and communications. If you experience uploading issues, please verify that the file size does not exceed the 2MB limit. If it does exceed the 2MB limit, we ask that you pursue one of the following options: 1) Be sure that the document is in a pdf format 2) Mail the document through the USPS (see address below) 3) Fax the document (see FAX below) or 4) Email to FADOCS (see address below, but PLEASE - MUST be password protected, and so please remember to send the password in a separate email). If you have any questions, please let us know.
The IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) will be unavalible on Sunday Dec. 13, 2020 from 3-6pm Eastern time as the IRS completes critical system upgrades.
The Department of Education announced on Friday that federal loan borrowers will receive a one-month extension of the current federal student loan administrative forbearance period, pause in interest accrual, and suspension of collections activity. the measures will extend through January 31, 2021.
More information can be found here.
Tulane University President Michael Fitts announced a Louisiana Promise initiative which includes enhanced college counseling and college preparation opportunities as well as a new scholarship opportunity. The scholarship opportunity is designed to allow certain qualifying Louisiana high school graduates who enroll as full-time first-time fall freshmen in fall 2021 to meet institutionally calculated (institutional methodology, or IM) financial need with non-loan aid for the fall-spring academic year full standard financial aid cost of attendance. For more details on the scholarship, please refer to our website: https://financialaid.tulane.edu/types-of-aid/gifts/undergraduate. For more details on institutional methodology (IM) need analysis, see https://financialaid.tulane.edu/resources/eligibility/establishing-need.
Students graduating at the end of fall—The deadline for Fall 2020 semester loan increase requests is ten days before the end of your academic program. This differs across programs, so if you are not sure of the date, contact your financial aid counselor. Find your counselor here https://financialaid.tulane.edu/meet-us/staff
Students continuing at least half-time enrollment in the spring—The deadline for loan increases is technically a couple of weeks before the end of spring semester. However, our office closes for the winter break on Dec. 18, 2020. Therefore, all increase requests for funds needed before the break must be in by Dec. 11, 2020 in order for them to be processed prior to the break.
Spring loans will disburse when classes begin pending eligibility, outcome of Satisfactory Academic Progress review of fall semester, and appropriate enrollment needed for the funds. Request a refund via Gibson Online if you are expecting living expense funds. https://gibson.tulane.edu/
University Financial Aid
The University Financial Aid Office’s availability will be augmented, beginning Monday, August 31, 2020 until deemed unnecessary, with in-person consultation available for abbreviated hours and with limited staff. The remaining staff will be available during normal office hours and will be working remotely. At any time a student can schedule an on-line meeting with his/her assigned financial aid counselor.
UPTOWN MAIN OFFICE
Science and Engineering Lab Complex Room 205
Operations: The main Tulane University Financial Aid uptown office is fully working and available remotely. The office is scheduled to be open weekdays for four hours with three staff members.
Mondays 9:00AM – 1:00PM
Tuesdays 12:30PM – 4:30PM
Wednesdays 12:30PM – 4:30PM
Thursdays 9:00AM – 1:00PM
Fridays 9:00AM – 1:00PM
UPTOWN LAW OFFICE
Operations: The University Financial Aid office located in Tulane Law School is scheduled to remain closed with service offered remotely.
DOWNTOWN TIDEWATER OFFICE
Suite 1213 1440 Canal Street New Orleans, LA 70112-2699
Operations: The office is scheduled to be open each Monday and Thursday for four hours with one employee assigned to be present.
Mondays 9:00AM – 1:00PM
Thursdays 12:30PM – 4:30PM
Office Safety Protocols
When Visiting the Office
Helpful Financial Aid Information for Incoming Full-Time Undergraduates
As incoming freshmen and transfer students prepare for their matriculation at Tulane University for the upcoming 2020 fall semester, we offer a brief information worksheet that we hope will help guide new students through the various steps for assuring that all financial aid being accepted is disbursed in a timely manner at the start of the semester. The information also provides students and parents with an opportunity to determine the level of funds that will need to be used to satisfy any balance due the University after accounting for all accepted aid.
Click HERE for the 2020-2021 Financial Aid Information material.
If you have any questions, please contact your financial aid counselor, listed at this link: https://financialaid.tulane.edu/meet-us/counselors/undergraduate
The interest rates for federal student loans will drop by almost forty percent (40%) effective on July 1, 2020. The new lower interest rates will only apply to new loans disbursed between 7/1/2020 and 6/30/2021. This does NOT impact existing federal student loans (disbursed prior to 7/1/2020) which currently have a prevailing fixed interest rate.
For undergraduate students borrowing a Federal Direct Subsidized and/or Unsubsidized Loan, the interest rate for the 2020-2021 academic year will be 2.75% (down from the 4.529% interest for such loans that were borrowed in the 2019-2020 academic year). This 2.75% interest rate for the upcoming academic year represents the lowest rate ever, beating the previous low interest rate of 2.875%, which was reached in 2004-2005.
Interest rates on Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans for graduate students will be 4.3%, down from 6.079% from last year.
Interest rates on Federal Direct PLUS Loans, including the Graduate PLUS (or Grad PLUS) and Parent PLUS loans will be 5.3%, down from 7.079% from last year.
The new interest rates are fixed rates for the life of the specific loan and are based on the 10-year Treasury Note auction that was held on May 12, 2020.
Financial Aid News
05/12/2021
Tulane Completes Distribution of CARES Act HEERF I Grants Directly to Students
Tulane University disbursed the vast majority of emergency financial aid grants from funding the University received under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act’s Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF I) directly to many students for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the coronavirus during the 2020 spring semester, using inital guidance in doing so and utilizing Tulane Phases 1, 2 and 3 methodologies.
It was stated in 2020 that a Phase 4 methodology might also be utilized at Tulane:
"Phase 4: If in the unlikely event that funding still remains available after the completion of Phase 1; Phase 2; and Phase 3; then Tulane intends to implement a final Phase 4, which will be designed to award any and all remaining HEERF I funds directly to students..."
As of 05/12/2021, a "no application" methodology for Phase 4 was implemented after additional guidance and allowances released over the latter part of 2020 and early 2021 regarding the acceptable use of remaining student-grant HEERF I funding: the new guidance allowed use of the funds beyond expenses directly related to the spring 2020 semester disruption and expanded eligibility to students in an online program, for example.
Click here for more details on the Phase 4 CARES Act HEERF I methodology Tulane is using to distribute directly to eligible students the remainder of the HEERF funds received by Tulane University for student emergency financial aid grants.
06/05/2020 (see continual updates in reports at bottom, most recently October 30, 2020)
Tulane Commences Distribution of CARES Act HEERF Funds Directly to Students
Tulane University is beginning to disburse approximately $2.77 million dollars in emergency financial aid grants from funding the University is receiving under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act’s Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) directly to many students for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the coronavirus during the recently completed 2020 spring semester.
Phase 1: Tulane’s first phase of distribution was configured to establish a “non-application” methodology through which emergency financial aid grants are awarded to more than 4,500 eligible Tulane students across the majority of student populations. Under Phase 1, certain students are being awarded emergency financial aid grants ranging upwards from $100, and funds are being directly distributed by the Accounts Receivable Office without the need for students to complete an application to request funding.
Eligibility for funds under the Phase 1 “Non-Application” distribution required students to have been:
Phase 2: In Phase 2, Tulane is analyzing the University’s “Application” process via various emergency applications such as those utilized by the Center for Academic Equity and/or the Office of Student Resources and Support Services for Tulane emergency funding consideration to cover expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19. Whenever this analysis identifies that qualified expenses were covered by Tulane emergency funding, then such support will be funded with the CARES Act’s HEERF student emergency financial aid grant funding as long as funding remains available. Eligibility for funds under the Phase 2 “Application” distribution requires students to have been: 1. Enrolled at Tulane for the 2020 spring semester at the time that Tulane switched to an online classroom format for the remainder of the 2020 spring semester; and 2. Considered eligible for federal student aid (defined as Title IV eligible), by virtue of having completed a FAFSA and other required documents necessary to establish a valid FM EFC; and 3. Enrolled in a Tulane degree program that was NOT being delivered via an online format prior to the 2020 spring interruption in on-ground classroom operations (as the U.S. Department of Education restricted students in such online degree programs from receiving these emergency financial aid grants); and 4. Completed an application that detailed the specific expenses that the student incurred that are related to the disruption of campus operations due to the pandemic; and 5. Received the Tulane emergency funding for such expenses directly on or after March 27, 2020.
Phase 3: Based on funding availability, Tulane intends to implement a Phase 3 (in stages), which represents another “Non-Application” allocation process in which we will review the population of students who were enrolled for the 2020 spring semester AND who had not received HEERF funding during our evaluations in Phase 1 and/or Phase 2. Priority will be given to Pell-eligible undergraduate students; however, some other remaining eligible student populations will be considered if funding is available. Eligibility for funds under the Phase 3 “Non-Application” distribution will require students to have been: 1. Enrolled at Tulane for the 2020 spring semester at the time Tulane switched from classroom to online formatting for the remainder of the 2020 spring semester classes; and 2. Considered eligible for federal student aid (defined as Title IV eligible), by virtue of having completed a 2019-2020 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and other required documents necessary to establish a valid 2019-2020 Federal Expected Family Contribution (FM EFC) by the conclusion of the spring 2020 semester; and 3. Omitted from the HEERF emergency financial aid grant selection process under Tulane’s Phase 1 and Phase 2 processing; and 4. Enrolled in a Tulane degree program that was NOT being delivered via an online format prior to the 2020 spring interruption in on-ground classroom operations (as the U.S. Department of Education restricted students in such online degree programs from receiving these emergency financial aid grants).
Phase 4: If in the unlikely event that funding still remains available after the completion of Phase 1; Phase 2; and Phase 3; then Tulane intends to implement a final Phase 4, which will be designed to award any and all remaining HEERF funds directly to students who have not previously received HEERF funding during our evaluations in Phase 1; Phase 2; or Phase 3 AND for whom we are able to demonstrate that they incurred eligible expenses directly related to the disruption of campus operations due to the coronavirus during their recent enrollment at Tulane University. At this time, Tulane has not determined if a student will be required to complete an application in order to be considered for a Phase 4 emergency financial aid grant. Please revisit this website as more details become available on the Phase 4 process. Eligibility for funds under the Phase 4 distribution have yet to be determined. Please revisit this website as more details become available on Phase 4 eligibility.
Click here for more details on the methodologies Tulane is using to distribute directly to eligible students the majority of the HEERF funds received by Tulane University for student emergency financial aid grants.
Click here to access Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to Tulane’s disbursement of CARES Act HEERF funds received by Tulane University for student emergency financial aid grants.
Click here to access Tulane University’s CARES Act HEERF summary reports (quarterly report) to access information related to Tulane’s disbursement of CARES Act HEERF funds received by Tulane University for student emergency financial aid grants..
Click here to access Tulane University’s CARES Act HEERF report to access information related to Tulane’s disbursement of CARES Act HEERF funds received by Tulane University for student emergency financial aid grants as of 12/31/20.
Click here to access Tulane University’s CARES Act HEERF report to access information related to Tulane’s disbursement of CARES Act HEERF funds received by Tulane University for student emergency financial aid grants as of 03/31/21.
Click here to access information related to Tulane University’s CARES Act HEERF summary reports (quarterly report and final report) for spending of Tulane University's allocation for the school.
Click here to access Tulane University’s CARES Act HEERF summary reports (second 45-day report).
Click here to access Tulane University’s CARES Act HEERF summary reports (45-day report after initial 30-day report).
Click here to access Tulane University’s CARES Act HEERF summary report (30-day report).
Click here to access disbursement information related to Tulane’s disbursement of CARES Act HEERF funds received by Tulane University for student emergency financial aid grants as of 06/08/2020.
Update 06/30/21: Update 09/30/21:
Click here for more details on CARES HEERF I reporting by Tulane regarding distributing directly to eligible students HEERF I funds received by Tulane University specifically and only for student grants, as well as reporting for other HEERF student grant funding.
Update 10/04/21:
Click here for more details on reporting by Tulane regarding Institutional Portion of HEERF during the quarter ending 12/31/20.
Click here for more details on reporting by Tulane regarding Institutional Portion of HEERF during the quarter ending 03/31/21.
Click here for more details on reporting by Tulane regarding Institutional Portion of HEERF during the quarter ending 06/30/21.
Click here for more details on reporting by Tulane regarding Institutional Portion of HEERF during the quarter ending 09/30/21.
CARES Act Funding for Higher Education Relief Fund (HEERF) Grants: Tulane has been identified as a university to receive a limited amount of CARES Act funding for Higher Education Relief Fund (HEERF) grants, but no funds have been received to date. In the meantime, Tulane administration is finalizing a strategy to award these limited funds fairly and equitably to our students: please watch our website for updates. (Also, please note that the distribution of this funding is NOT related to the Tulane COVID-19 Questionnaire.)
Tulane COVID-19 Questionnaire: This questionnaire is our first step in gathering information on the scope of impact by COVID-19 on our Newcomb-Tulane undergraduate student population and their families. Once we have completed our review of the data, we will reach out if additional information is needed. Please watch our website for updates. However, please note, in the meantime, if you have completed or are anticipating completing the COVID-19 Questionnaire, and have not already done so, you must complete certain known items. Please complete the 2020-21 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the 2020-21 College Scholarship Service (CSS) Profile, and submit signed copies of all 2018 federal tax returns (individual and business) and W-2 forms. If yours is a separated or divorced case, the non-custodial parent must also complete the CSS Profile. If you are selected for federal verification, a 20-21 Verification Addendum is also required. For more information, see the News item below.
All Newcomb-Tulane Undergraduates (excluding SoPA students),
The COVID-19 pandemic has threatened the health of our global Tulane community and has brought significant financial hardship to many of our students and their families. In such a volatile environment, there is no better time for Tulane University to affirm its motto: “Non sibi, sed suis” or “Not for oneself, but for one’s own.” In the spirit of that commitment, President Mike Fitts has approved plans to augment our existing need-based financial aid offerings for the upcoming 2020-2021 academic year for eligible students who have experienced a significant loss of 2020 calendar year income as a result of COVID-19.
At this time, in order to start gathering an initial scope of the economic hardship our students and their families are experiencing, we invite those with significant income losses (defined as an income loss of 15% or more for 2020) to complete our “COVID-19 Financial Aid Questionnaire” (https://financialaid.tulane.edu/forms).
Our financial aid counseling team will be reviewing all questionnaire results and following up if it is determined that additional documentation is needed prior to determining the level of additional assistance for which a student might qualify. In compliance with federal regulations and institutional protocol, we will continue to administer our need-based institutional resources among full-time undergraduate students in a fair and equitable approach to those demonstrating institutional financial need, and to diligently assist students as we face this new challenge.
IMPORTANT ADDITONAL INFORMATION: Those completing the “COVID-19 Financial Aid Questionnaire” must also complete the following: • 2020-2021 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) • If applicable, submit all required federal verification documents • 2020-2021 College Scholarship Service(CSS) Profile application (NOTE: in separation/divorce situations the non-custodial parent must also complete a CSS Profile) • Submit signed copies of parents’ 2018 federal income tax returns, including all schedules and W-2 forms The Tulane Financial Aid Office will only commence reviewing the completed questionnaires of those students who have successfully provided all necessary documents for determining eligibility for federal and institutional need-based assistance. Thank you in advance for your patience in our efforts to respond to the ever changing needs of our students in this most unfortunate pandemic environment. If you have any questions on this process, please feel free to contact your financial aid counselor.
Tulane University Financial Aid Office: Changes due to COVID-19 FAQ’s Updated 04/04/2020
• Q: I was employed and earning wages under the Federal Work Study (FWS) program, and counted on my FWS bi-weekly income to help with my expenses. Will I still be able to be paid?
A: Tulane is currently reviewing the guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Education concerning the possibility of continued payment of FWS wages. As soon as the Financial Aid Office is informed of Tulane’s decisions on whether or not unearned FWS wages will be available, we will update this posting, so please check back for an update. To all of Tulane’s spring 2020 semester active Federal Work Study (FWS) student employees, please know that the Office of Human Resources & Institutional Equity and Office of Financial Aid are continuing to diligently work together to determine an equitable methodology for determining remaining FWS payments. Recent guidance from the U.S. Department of Education will allow Tulane to pay FWS students even if students are unable to work scheduled hours because of COVID-19 disruptions. We are also finalizing the protocols for those students who are able to continue working by another means (on-line, remote, telecommute, etc.). We appreciate your patience during this unprecedented time and want you to know we are doing everything we can to reach a decision as soon as possible so that funds can be disbursed to support our students.
• Q: At the start of the current 2020 spring semester I was charged and paid for a dorm room and/or a meal plan for the entire semester. Now that I’ve been required to vacate the Tulane campus, will I receive a prorated rebate for the portion of the dorm and/or meal plan that I won’t be using?
A: Tulane has determined that a prorated rebate of 40% will be processed for eligible charges. Please refer to the following website for more details: https://studentaccounts.tulane.edu/content/accounts-receivable-covid-19-faq
• Q: I’ve incurred travel expenses in vacating campus, so can I receive additional financial aid?
A: Your financial aid budget already includes a travel allowance for expenses associated with your return home for the spring 2020 semester, so no additional cost adjustment is expected due the timing of your return home occurring earlier than expected.
• Q: I’m having to purchase equipment to accommodate all of my classes now being delivered on-line: is it possible to receive additional aid to cover these unexpected expenses?
A: Federal regulations allow your financial aid counselor to use “professional judgment” to review expenses to determine if they can be recognized as allowable educational expenses and added to your financial aid cost of attendance. If approved as additional expenses, then we can see what additional assistance might be available. You are encouraged to complete a 2019-2020 Adjustment Form (available under the 2019-2020 section at: https://financialaid.tulane.edu/forms) and also to provide your financial aid counselor with all related necessary documentation.
• Q: If I haven’t yet borrowed any or all of the federal student loans that I’ve been offered for the spring 2020 semester, is it too late for me to still access these funds?
A: Because Tulane Financial Aid Office staff are not allowed to process federal student loans once an applicant is no longer enrolled in the semester for which federal student loan funding is sought, and because processing is not instantaneous but takes some time, we strongly recommend that all federal student loan decisions for those enrolled in the 2020 spring semester be fully completed by April 15, 2020. This will allow necessary time for your loan to be certified and for you to complete any necessary requirements (such as completion of appropriate master promissory notes and/or loan entrance counseling). Please contact your financial aid counselor if you have questions concerning federal student loan borrowing.
• Q: I’ve heard that the most recent significant interest cuts by the Federal Reserve will lower the interest on my federal student loans. When will this happen?
A: Federal student loan interest rates are set as fixed rates to be effective for all loans disbursed from July 1 through June 30 each year. Details regarding the rates for federal loans disbursed during the current 2019-2020 year can be found here: https://financialaid.tulane.edu/types-of-aid/loans/federal-direct-subsid.... The latest decrease in interest rates by the Federal Reserve may ONLY impact the effective rate on new loans that are disbursed in the upcoming 2020-2021 year, and the U.S. Department of Education will announce sometime in late May/early June the federal student loan interest rates effective as of 7/1/2020 through 6/30/2021. We fully expect for the loan rates to be lower than current rates and we will provide updated information when it becomes available.
• Q: Recently the U.S. Department of Education announced that interest would be waived on all federal student loans amid the coronavirus outbreak. How will this impact me?
A: The U.S. Department of Education announced that all loans owned by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) will have interest waived until September 30, 2020. That includes Direct Loans, as well as Federal Perkins Loans and Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program loans held by ED. It is important to note that some FFEL Program loans are owned by commercial lenders, and some Perkins Loans are held by the institution you attended (as in the case with Tulane Perkins Loan borrowers). These loans are not eligible for this benefit at this time, however, if these loans are consolidated into a Federal Direct Consolidation Loans then they are eligible for these provisions.. The interest rate on eligible loans will be set to 0% for the period from March 13, 2020 until September 30,2020. No action is required by the student/borrower, however contact your loan servicer online or by phone to determine if your loans are eligible. Your servicer is the entity to which you make your monthly payment. If you do not know who your servicer is or how to contact them, visit StudentAid.gov/login or call us at 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243; TTY for the deaf or hearing-impaired 1-800-730-8913) for assistance.
• Q: As an alumnus who is in repayment on my federal student loans has any assistance been offered?
A: The U.S. Department of Education announced that loans in active repayment will be placed on an ADMINISTRATIVE FORBEARANCE for six months thereby suspending repayment until September 30, 2020. These months of administrative forbearance will count as qualifying months toward all forgiveness benefits for which the borrower is eligible, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness. If a borrower wishes to “opt out” of this administrative forbearance, then they must contact their loan servicer.
It is important to note that some FFEL Program loans are owned by commercial lenders, and some Perkins Loans are held by the institution you attended (as in the case with Tulane Perkins Loan borrowers). These loans are not eligible for this benefit at this time, however, if these loans are consolidated into a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan then they are eligible for these provisions. No action is required by the student /borrower, however contact your loan servicer online or by phone to determine if your loans are eligible. Your servicer is the entity to which you make your monthly payment. If you do not know who your servicer is or how to contact them, visit StudentAid.gov/login or call us at 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243; TTY for the deaf or hearing-impaired 1-800-730-8913) for assistance.
UPDATE: As of May 2020, the U.S. Department of Education is ready to receive 2020-21 Federal Parent (PLUS) Loans and 2020-21 Graduate PLUS Loans.
Therefore, apply for the loan now if you have been waiting to do so, as the message below is now no longer in effect.
If you have questions on this matter you are encouraged to contact your Tulane financial aid counselor.
STOP! Need to Wait Before Applying for 2020-2021 Federal Parent (PLUS) Loans OR 2020-2021 Graduate PLUS Loans:
As of 03/20/2020, the U.S. Department of Education is not ready to receive applications for the upcoming 2020-2021 academic year in regards to Federal Parent PLUS Loans OR in regards to Federal Graduate PLUS Loans. Any parent or graduate student attempting to apply for such a loan at this time for the 2020-2021 academic year will have their respective loan application erroneously tied to the current 2019-2020 academic year. Therefore, we wish to counsel all those seeking to apply for these loans for the 2020-2021 academic year to hold off and wait until we update this notification to confirm that the Department of Education is ready to accept such 2020-2021 loan applications. We apologize for the inconvenience, yet wish to avoid having you erroneously apply for the wrong academic year. If you have questions on this matter you are encouraged to contact your Tulane financial aid counselor.
As we confront the unprecendented health crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, Tulane staff will be working remotely until further notice, and so our offices will be closed to the public (the one exception will be for those medical students who have appointments to meet with Dr. Hanson through March 18).
Please note that faxes will no longer be accepted as of March 16, 2020 until further notice, and the U.S. mail is also discouraged as a method of sending documents to us for now, so please utilize the upload (PDF only) feature available through https://finaidforms.tulane.edu/Home/Account/Login if possible.
Your questions and concerns are important to us and our staff is monitoring email daily and will respond as fast as possible. Please visit https://financialaid.tulane.edu/meet-us to locate the email of a specific staff member who can assist you. Every family is assigned a financial aid counselor who you can locate based on the applicant's last name. If you have general questions or concerns, they may be directed to our office location email accounts.
In addition, our staff has access to Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business. You may email your financial aid counselor directly to set up an appointment through one of those modes of communication.
The Tulane Financial Aid Office will be closed for staff training on Friday the 13th of December.
IMPORTANT: Continuously check Tulane’s secure on-line Gibson portal to learn of any “To Do” items being requested. New items might be added to your “To Do” list at any time. For more details please refer to https://financialaid.tulane.edu/my-aid.
As Tulane’s various admissions offices are starting to make decisions regarding students who plan to matriculate for the 2020 fall semester, we wish to provide information as to the financial aid process for the 2020-2021 academic year.
For Incoming Full-time Undergraduates:
*The type(s) of financial aid being sought determines what financial aid application(s) and supporting materials you need to complete by the suggested deadline.
If only seeking federal student aid consideration (includes Federal Pell Grant; Federal SEO Grant; Federal Work Study; and all Federal student and parent loan programs), then complete:
If seeking to be considered for Tulane Scholarship (need-based scholarship), then in addition to the aforementioned FAFSA also complete:
More details on the financial aid application process is available at https://financialaid.tulane.edu/apply
IMPORTANT: Continuously check Tulane’s secure on-line Gibson portal to learn of any “To Do” items being requested. New items might be added to your “To Do” list at any time. For more details please refer to https://financialaid.tulane.edu/my-aid.
At this time the Tulane Financial Aid Office is reviewing completed 2019-2020 financial aid applications for returning full-time undergraduates. We anticipate that 2019-2020 award notifications for returning students will commence prior to June 30th.
As a reminder, if you are seeking consideration for Tulane need-based scholarship funding for the 2019-2020 academic year, you must complete/submit all of the following:
• 2019-2020 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• If selected for federal verification, a Federal Verification Worksheet and federal income tax documents
• Submission of any additional requested documentation if necessary (continue to check the "To Do List" in the Financial Aid section of Gibson Online)
• 2019-2020 College Scholarship Service (CSS) Profile form for parents (in separation/divorce scenarios, have the non-custodial parent complete the 2019-2020 CSS Profile for non-custodial parents)
• Submit copies of parents’ 2017 federal income tax returns (including all schedules and W-2 forms)
On the other hand, if you are only seeking federal student aid, then only the first three bullets referenced above need to be completed.
Please feel free to contact our office: 504.865.5723 with any questions on the aid application process.
Tulane DOES NOT participate in the College Board’s (CSS) IDOC process. Therefore, the preferred submission of any required forms and documents (only in a PDF format and maximum size 2 MB) is by directly and securely uploading to our processing system using the new File Upload feature. For instructions on using this online tool view the following instructions PDF. Please include student identifying information on all documents and communications. We have recently learned that the maximum file that can be uploaded through the secure upload is 2MB. If you experience uploading issues, please verify that the file size does not exceed the 2MB limit. If it does exceed the 2MB limit, we ask that you pursue one of the following options: 1) Be sure that the document is in a pdf format 2) Mail the document through the USPS (see address below) 3) Fax the document (see FAX below) or 4) Email to FADOCS (see address below, but PLEASE - MUST be password protected, and so please remember to send the password in a separate email). If you have any questions, please let us know.
