Financial Aid Forms

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First Year and Transfer Applicants

Web forms external to the Amherst College Website

College Board web forms at www.collegeboard.org:
CSS PROFILE Form (College Board Website)

US Department of Education Information and web forms:
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (US Department of Education Website)

PDF forms and pages on Amherst.edu

Business/Farm Supplement, 2023-2024

Non-Custodial Parent Waiver Petition

Tax Filing Requirements and Proper Filing Status - 2021 (PDF and printable version)

Tax Filing Requirements and Proper Filing Status - 2021 (Webpage version)

Award Information

  Disclosures Required by Federal Law and Further Information

Word document icon Disclosures Required by Federal Law and Further Information (Microsoft Word .doc for screen-reader access)

“Amherst Only” Financial Aid (Webpage version)

  “Amherst Only” Financial Aid (PDF and printable version)

Fees for the 2023-2024 Academic Year (Webpage version)

 Fees for the 2023-2024 Academic Year (PDF and printable version)


International Students 

2023-2024

International Student Financial Aid Application (ISFAA), 2023-2024

  International Business Farm Supplement, 2023-2024 (required of all international aid applicants whose parents own an interest in a business, 2023-2024 school year)

  International Student Financial Aid Application (ISFAA), 2023-2024

Federal Verification Forms

2023-2024

Miscellaneous Forms

Financial Aid Appeal Form

Federal Work-Study Program Off-Campus Application

 Independent Student Supplement

 Monthly Income/Expense Statement

 Request for Scholarship - Health

 Study Away Budget Sheet

 Non-Tax Filing Statement, 2021

Student Income Contribution Appeal Form


Parent Loans

External Website: PLUS Loan Application

External Website: PLUS Master Promissory Note On-Line

PLUS Loan Memorandum 2022-2023


Student Loans

Student Loan Chart 2022-23

Information regarding student loans for the 2023-24 academic year will be posted as soon as interest rate and loan origination fee information is available from the Department of Education.

Federal Direct Stafford Loans

External Website: Direct Loan Entrance Counseling (required of all first time Direct Loan borrowers)

External Website: Direct Loan Master Promissory Note

Amherst College Loans

  Amherst Student Loan Application Disclosure Statement

Exit Counseling

External Website: Direct Loan Exit Counseling (required of all graduating borrowers)

Student Loan Exit Counseling Memorandum


Other Helpful Links

Student Emergency Fund

Student Billing Information: Student Accounts Office

External Website: Finaid! The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid

External Website: The U.S. Department of Education College Affordability and Transparency Center


This page was last updated March 17, 2023.