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The process for returning students who apply for financial aid
and/or scholarship is similar to when you were a new applicant.
All students must reapply for financial aid/scholarship every year.
Below are the items you will need to submit to complete your financial
aid file. Be sure to fill out the forms completely and turn the
documents in by the deadline. The deadline for turning in the documents
to the Office of Financial Aid is April 15, 2010
Financial Aid Procedures
This is a new financial aid requirement for ALL international
students for the 2010-2011 academic year. Filing the
CSS PROFILE Form (Manhattan School of Music’s code is 2396):
This is not a free form. Manhattan School of Music uses the information
on this form, along with your jury score and year end GPA, to determine
your eligibility for renewal of the Manhattan School of Music Scholarship
or the President’s Award. Your process begins by completing
one of the PROFILE Registration methods: The preferred method is
connecting to the Internet at www.collegeboard.com. On the home
page under the link “For Students," click on CSS/Profile
Online, in the upper right-hand corner under "Pay For College",
then choose the current year. You can connect and complete the application
immediately any time of day (you will need a valid credit card).
Online registration is $5 nonrefundable, and $18 for each school
that you designate to receive your PROFILE data.
The College Board will electronically transmit your PROFILE data
to us. The PROFILE application is required of all international
students. If you have any questions about or need
help with the CSS PROFILE, you may email the College Board at
help@cssprofile.org or you can call 305-829-9793.
Once we have received the processed results of your PROFILE application,
a record will be created on our financial aid database. We will
track all received materials and send you a letter indicating all
other documents (listed at the top of this page) that we will require
for a complete file.
IT WILL CAUSE A DELAY IF YOU DO NOT...
- SIGN and DATE all application materials. Regulations require
signatures; therefore missing signatures may create processing
delays and may even require that the forms be returned to you.
- Answer ALL questions. If a question does not apply to you,
enter N/A or 0. Questions left blank may require you to be contacted
for the answer and a reprocessing of the form.
IMPORTANT NOTES
- If you are applying for renewal of the need-based merit MSM
Scholarship, you are required to complete the entire financial
aid process. If you are applying for renewal of the no-need, merit-only
President’s Award (and no other aid), please direct a letter
to the Office of Financial Aid indicating such. Please keep in
mind that the President’s Awards generally range from $1000
- $5000 maximum.
- If you or your parents feel that the family 2010 income will
be drastically different from the reported 2009 income on the
CSS PROFILE Form, you must submit a letter of explanation to Amy
Anderson, Associate Dean of Enrollment Management. Reasons for
drastic change in income include unemployment, separation, divorce,
serious illness or death. In the letter please project, to the
best of your ability, the new 2010 anticipated taxable and nontaxable
income from any and all sources. Please provide documentation
of these circumstances such as a letter from your employer, medical
documents, a separation agreement, or a divorce decree.
- We highly recommend that you make photocopies of all application
materials that you submit to the Office of Admission and Financial
Aid. Create a file at home that will resemble the file we have
in our office. This will make any conversations we have more productive
and beneficial.
AND LAST…
Please, ASK QUESTIONS if you do not understand any part of our
application process. We understand that the scholarship/financial
aid process is, at times, frustrating and intimidating. We want
to assist and support you from start to finish. It is our goal to
make applying for scholarship and financial aid as pleasant and
painless as possible. When students and parents ask how they can
speed up the process, we always begin by saying, “provide
all the required information by the required deadline, and be as
accurate as possible when completing your forms – if you do
your part, we are able to do our part.” If you have suggestions
or comments, or if you experience problems, please call our office
at 917-493-4463. Financial Aid counselors are available to assist
you. If necessary, you may schedule either a phone or in-person
appointment.
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