Cornell University
2015-16 Current Student Financial Aid Application Requirements
Due May 15, 2015
For U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents
Complete the 2015-16 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online
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FAFSA is found at www.fafsa.ed.gov
Cornell’s FAFSA code is 002711
Use the “Link to the IRS” data retrieval tool
If you are selected for federal verification when you complete your FAFSA, complete the IDOC verification worksheet and
submit with your IDOC materials
Complete the 2015-16 College Scholarship Service (CSS) PROFILE online
 CSS PROFILE is found at https://student.collegeboard.org/css-financial-aid-profile
 Cornell’s CSS Code is 2098
Complete the Noncustodial Parent CSS PROFILE online if parents are divorced, separated, or were never married
 Following completion of the CSS PROFILE registration process, the College Board will provide the student with
instructions and information to pass on to the noncustodial parent
Prepare your IDOC materials
IDOC is a service that processes aid application materials. You will receive an email from IDOC in early February with detailed
instructions. IDOC has implemented an online upload system for 2015-16 (preferred method of submitting materials) and will
request that you complete a family information section prior to submitting materials or printing a cover sheet.
Log in to idoc.collegeboard.org, complete the requested family information, and follow
submission instructions. Note that this year you may submit materials electronically
(preferred method) or by postal mail, and you can track your document progress.
 2014 federal tax return(s) for custodial parent(s)
 2014 federal tax return for student
 2014 federal tax return(s) for noncustodial parent(s) if parents are divorced,
separated, or were never married
 If the noncustodial parent is re-married, the current spouse’s income
information is also required
 Noncustodial parent taxes may be submitted to Cornell (if not included with
the IDOC materials)
 Financial Aid Application Certification
Must be signed by parent and student as part of the aid application
Tax Return Requirements:
 Must be copies of returns actually
filed with the IRS
 Must include all schedules, such as
A, B, C, C-EZ, E, and/or F
 Must include business returns
 Must include all W2 forms
 Foreign tax filers: please provide us
with documentation verifying your
parents’ annual income for the
most recently completed tax year
If you (the student) or your parents will not file a federal tax return for 2014, complete the IDOC non-filing statement and
submit with W2s or 1099s
For the most up-to-date version of your requirements, see your Student Center To Do List at www.studentcenter.cornell.edu.