Application Instructions for Traditional Day Students:

Beginning in January, the Financial Aid Office will mail financial aid application instructions to all students who have APPLIED to the College. You must be accepted to the College before any financial aid is awarded. You do not need to be accepted to the College, however, to begin the process of APPLYING for financial aid.

1. Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) prior to March 15th. We recommend using FAFSA on the Web. If you wish to use a paper FAFSA, a copy may be obtained from your high school guidance office. Elizabethtown College's Federal School Code is 003262.
   
   RECOMMENDATION:Completing FAFSA on the Web is much more efficient and timely than completing a paper FAFSA - click on FAFSA on the Web to complete the form on-line! If you are going to use FAFSA on the Web, we strongly encourage you to apply for a Personal Identification Number (PIN) beforehand. The PIN serves as a student's electronic signature. Parents must also apply for a PIN to serve as their electronic signature. If the student and a parent both have a PIN, a Signature Page does not have to be sent into the federal government. You do NOT need a PIN to use FAFSA on the Web, but having a PIN will speed up the process. Students and parents may apply for a PIN online at www.pin.ed.gov.
   
   
2. Complete the Elizabethtown College Need-Based Financial Aid Application via our secure Internet connection beginning  February 1st !. This form must be submitted by March 15th also. Please contact our office if you have any questions regarding our on-line application.
3. Photocopy parents' and student's 2012 Federal income tax returns (including all schedules and parent W2s). Sign and date the copies and mail them to our office no later than March 15th.
4. Mail all tax returns and parent W2s to:

Elizabethtown College
Financial Aid Office
One Alpha Drive
Elizabethtown PA 17022

5.  A paper FAFSA is mailed to the address on the envelope included with the form. If you use the  FAFSA on the Web, your data will be transmitted to us electronically.

The Financial Aid Office will process applications and mail financial aid award letters beginning March 1st!

What are you applying to receive when completing all of these forms?

Financial aid is the funding that colleges, governments, and private organizations provide to students to help bridge the gap between what they can afford to pay and the total cost to attend the college of their choice. Normally, through a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and employment opportunities, most students can find the means to attend college. The amount of assistance that a student receives is based on demonstrated financial need.

Elizabethtown College uses the  Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)  and our own Institutional Application to assist the College financial aid staff in determining each student's need. A fair and uniform analysis system is used, taking into account a family's income, selected assets, household size, number of dependents enrolled in college, and unusual expenses.

Financial aid is awarded in three forms: 

1. grants and scholarships, which do not have to be repaid; 
2. federal loans, which carry a low interest rate of 6.8% and are repaid after a student graduates or leaves college and 
3. employment of 6 to10 hours a week, through which the student earns money to help pay educational costs.

Many students receive a combination, or "package" made up of all three types of financial aid. This "package" is created by the Financial Aid Office.

For further information contact:

Elizabethtown College
Financial Aid Office
One Alpha Drive (Zug 208)
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
(phone) 717-361-1404
(fax) 717-361-1514

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Application Instructions for Continuing Education Students :

A packet of the required financial aid forms is available through the Financial Aid Office or various Continuing Education Offices. The deadline for priority financial aid consideration May 1st. For students not meeting the May 1st deadline, we strongly encourage you to apply at least ONE MONTH before your first class begins! You must be accepted to the College as a degree-seeking student before any financial aid is awarded. You do not need to be accepted to the College, however, to begin the process of APPLYING for financial aid.

2012-2013 school year: based on 2011 income

2013-2014 school year: based on 2012 income

1. FAFSA (Submit at least ONE MONTH prior to start of first class. PHEAA Grant deadline is May 1st)
   

   Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). We recommend using FAFSA on the Web. If you wish to use a paper FAFSA, contact our office.Elizabethtown's Federal School Code is 003262 .

   RECOMMENDATION: Completing FAFSA on the Web is much more efficient and timely than completing a paper FAFSA - click on FAFSA on the Web to complete the form on-line! If you are going to use FAFSA on the Web, we strongly encourage you to apply for a Personal Identification Number (PIN) beforehand. The PIN serves as a student's electronic signature. Parents may also apply for a PIN to serve as their electronic signature. If the student and a parent both have a PIN, a Signature Page does not have to be sent into the federal government. You do NOT need a PIN to use FAFSA on the Web, but having a PIN will speed up the process. Students and parents may apply for a PIN online at www.pin.ed.gov.

2. Elizabethtown College Financial Aid Application(Submit at least ONE MONTH prior to start of classes)
   

   This form may be picked up in the Continuing Education or Financial Aid Office or mailed to you. This form should be returned to the Financial Aid Office at least ONE MONTH prior to start of classes to ensure maximum consideration for need-based aid from the various government programs. Make certain all sections are complete and that student (and parents if dependent) sign and date the forms prior to mailing.

3. Employer Educational Assistance Verification Form (Submit at least ONE MONTH prior to start of classes)

   PHEAA requires all part-time students who are potential PHEAA Grant recipients to have their employers verify tuition reimbursement levels. Students are only eligible for PHEAA Grants to the extent that their tuition is not covered by tuition reimbursement. This form may be picked up in the Continuing Education or Financial Aid Office or mailed to you. After you and your employer complete the form, return it to the Financial Aid Office at least ONE MONTH prior to start of classes.

4. Federal Tax Information (Submit at least ONE MONTH prior to start of classes)

   Student's (and parents' if dependent) signed & dated Federal income tax returns (attach all supporting schedules) must be submitted to our office. If a tax return is not filed, the student's signed & dated Non-Filers Statement on the Elizabethtown College Financial Aid Application must be completed (attach W-2 forms).

   NOTE: If Federal tax returns have been misplaced, call 1-800-829-1040 to request a "tax transcript" (an electronic printout of your tax return). Allow two weeks for receipt.

After receiving all required forms and confirming your acceptance status with the Continuing Education department, our office will calculate your financial aid eligibility within two weeks.

Since the Continuing Education semester format is based upon Accelerated 5-Week Sessions, please review "Accelerated Courses & Financial Aid Eligibility" handout located here.

For further information contact:

Elizabethtown College
Financial Aid Office
One Alpha Drive (Zug 208)
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
(phone) 717-361-1404
(fax) 717-361-1514