Prospective Student Deadlines for materials vary based on

admissions applicant type. Please see

Financial Aid Checklist1 the grid below for deadlines.

 C
 omplete the 2018-2019 CSS/
Financial Aid PROFILE
Complete online at profileonline.
collegeboard.com (School code: 2365)
Note: A $25 fee is charged for initial
schools application. All subsequent
school applications are $16.
  C
 omplete the 2018-2019 Free
Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA)
Complete online at fafsa.ed.gov (School
code: 003289) We strongly encourage
use of the IRS Data retrieval tool to
complete the FAFSA.
  C
 omplete and submit the 2018-2019
Lehigh University Application for
Financial Aid
Application can be printed from website
and submitted along with copies of 2016
federal tax returns
  S
 ubmit parent(s) federal
income tax return
Copy of parent(s) 2016 federal income
tax return along with all accompanying
schedules & W-2 forms. If parent(s) are
 C
not required to file a 2016 federal income
tax return, indicate this on the Lehigh
University Application For Financial Aid.
 S
 ubmit students federal
income tax return
Copy of 2016 federal income tax return
along with all accompanying schedules &
W-2 forms. If you are not required to file a
2016 federal income tax return, indicate
this on the Lehigh University Application
For Financial Aid.
  S
 ubmit Parent(s) Federal Business
Tax Forms (if applicable)
If either parent is self-employed or an
owner (part or full) of a corporation/
partnership, submit copies of the 2016
business tax returns (Schedule C,
corporate tax returns and/or partnership
tax returns).
 omplete and submit the 2018-2019
non-custodial PROFILE and Income
Information (if applicable)
Submit non-custodial PROFILE if legal
parents are not married and do not live
together, and custodial parent is not
remarried. Complete online at nc.profile.
collegeboard.com. Submit copy of
noncustodial parents 2016 federal income
tax return along with all accompanying
W-2 forms and schedules. If noncustodial
parent is self-employed or owner (part or
full) of a corporation/partnership, submit
copies of the 2016 business tax returns
(Schedule C, corporate tax returns and/or
partnership tax returns).

TO SUBMIT MATERIALS: Lehigh is NOT an IDOC participating school. The Lehigh

Application, parent and student tax information and any supplemental documentation

Important Deadlines
should be submitted directly to Lehigh via the LU FileSender at lehigh.edu/financialaid/
contact (preferred), fax, mail or in-person.

Use your Lehigh Portal to view outstanding requirements and to confirm receipt of
The deadlines below indicate the date by which a complete application materials, please give us five to seven business days from the date of
financial aid application must be submitted. Applicants who submission for the information to be updated.

submit applications after the posted deadline are at risk of not

being fully funded.

Questions? Get in touch.

Applicant Financial Aid Financial
Type Application Aid Award Telephone: (610) 758-3181 Office of Financial Aid
Deadline Notification Fax: (610) 758-6211 27 Memorial Drive West
E-mail: financialaid@lehigh.edu Bethlehem, PA 18015
Web: lehigh.edu/financialaid
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Regular Decision February 1 Late March

The materials above are required if you are applying for institutional need-based aid.
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If you are applying for federal aid only, you will only need to submit the FAFSA. If you
Fall Transfer March 1 Late May have been selected for verification by the government then you may be required to
submit additional documents, such as the Lehigh University Application for Financial
Aid, and/or use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool, as requested by our office.