Apply for Aid

Smith College is committed to providing an outstanding education to qualified students from all economic backgrounds. Financial aid awards are determined each academic year, and it is necessary to submit new forms annually. It is critical that if you intend to apply for aid, you meet all deadlines. You are encouraged to submit all required documents as early as possible.

We are here to help you through the application process in any way we can. Our preferred method of correspondence is email. Please send questions to sfs@smith.edu, and be sure to include the student’s full name and Smith ID (or date of birth) with your correspondence.

General Information

If you are hoping to receive institutional aid in order to attend Smith School for Social Work, please find the required forms and deadlines for your application type detailed below. We encourage you to submit all requirements as early as possible.   

Important for Federal Aid Only: The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is the only form required to apply for federal aid consideration. Please see Loan Information for more details on Federal Student Loans.    

Also, the U.S. Department of Education requires Smith College to verify the information submitted on your FAFSA for selected FAFSA applications. If your application is selected, we may require the following:

• A Verification Worksheet (sent to you by our office)
• Verification of your tax information by importing tax data to the FAFSA using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool through www.fafsa.ed.gov or by providing an official 2018 tax transcript