How To Apply for Financial Aid

In order to be considered for need-based financial aid at Lebanon Valley College, all students must submit the following documents:

  • The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) listing Lebanon Valley College as one of your choices (LVC's federal school code for use on the FAFSA is 003288). You may not file the FAFSA until after January 1 (prior to the start of the fall semester). Undergraduate Pennsylvania residents filing the FAFSA are automatically considered for a state grant. Residents of other states should contact their state grant agency for procedures to determine eligibility.
  • Lebanon Valley College Institutional Data Form 2009-2010. Please make sure the entire form has been completed and signed.

Students whose FAFSA forms are selected by the federal government or the institution to undergo an additional process called verification will be further asked to complete and return a verification worksheet and to provide the Financial Aid Office with signed copies of parent and student federal tax returns, including all schedules and accompanying W-2 forms.  No federal or institutional aid will be processed until verification is complete.  If you have already received your financial aid package and have been subsequently selected for verification, federal or institutional aid will be rescinded if verification is not completed.

Important changes that enhance the security of your U.S. Department of Education PIN

* Students are considered dependent, and must include parent information, unless the student answered "yes" to any question in the Dependency Status section of Financial Aid - In Simple Terms.

TIPS FOR COMPLETING THE APPLICATION PROCESS

Priority deadlines for 2009-2010

March 1 prospective full-time students
April 1 returning full-time students
Spring part time and graduate students, prior to each academic year of enrollment

Applying later does not exclude students from receiving aid, however, applications may not be considered for all sources of funding.