How to Apply for Financial Aid
New and continuing students must apply for financial aid every year they wish to receive financial aid.
Returning students must be registered for classes before we can process or disburse aid. New students must be fully accepted into the program before we can process aid, and registered before aid can be disbursed.
FAFSA has some changes for the 2024-2025 year. Learn about what this means for you and how a better FAFSA means a better future.
All Financial Aid Starts with the FAFSA and These Steps
Step 1: Create a StudentAid.gov Account
Every contributor—anyone (you, your spouse, a biological or adoptive parent, or your parent's spouse) who's required to provide information on the FAFSA form—needs a StudentAid.gov account before accessing and completing their section of the online form. We strongly recommend you and your contributor(s) create StudentAid.gov accounts before starting your FAFSA form. When you create your account, be careful to enter your name and Social Security number (SSN) exactly as they appear on your Social Security card. Contributors can access their StudentAid.gov account by using their FSA ID (account username and password). Note: Contributors without an SSN can create a StudentAid.gov account to fill out their portion of your FAFSA form online. To start the online FAFSA form, select “Start New Form.” You’ll be taken to the “Log In” page to enter your account username and password. After logging in, you’ll be given the option to select your applicable role to fill out the FAFSA form: “Student” or “Parent.” You (the student) should select “Student.” If a parent wants to start their dependent child’s FAFSA form, they should select the “Parent” option.
Note: Contributors without an SSN can create a StudentAid.gov account to fill out their portion of your FAFSA form online.
To start the online FAFSA form, select “Start New Form.” You’ll be taken to the “Log In” page to enter your account username and password. After logging in, you’ll be given the option to select your applicable role to fill out the FAFSA form: “Student” or “Parent.” You (the student) should select “Student.” If a parent wants to start their dependent child’s FAFSA form, they should select the “Parent” option.
Step 2: Gathering Needed Documents
You might need the following information or documents as you fill out the FAFSA form:
- Your parents’ SSNs if they have SSNs and you're a dependent student
- Tax returns
- Records of child support received
- Current balances of cash, savings, and checking accounts
- Net worth of investments, businesses, and farms
Keep these records! You may need them again. Do not mail these supporting records to us unless otherwise instructed to do so.
Step 3: Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
The 2024–25 FAFSA form is available now. We encourage you to fill out the form as soon as possible on or after the FAFSA launches to meet FAFSA federal, state, and school deadlines.
If you are starting the 2024–25 FAFSA form for the first time on fafsa.gov, select “Start New Form” and enter your account username and password to access the FAFSA form.
If you are applying for a summer session, contact the financial aid office at your college or career/trade school to find out which school year you should select when you complete your FAFSA form.
The Touro University Main Campus Code is 010142.
If you need help filling out the FAFSA form, use these free tools:
- In the online FAFSA form, select the question mark icon next to a FAFSA question to view a “tool tip” that provides information about how to answer that question.
- Visit the “FAFSA® Help” to find answers to common questions.
