Using this secure site, you will be able to track your financial aid application materials. Navigate to the Financial Aid "To Do List." Only outstanding items are listed.
Please note that it can take 3-5 days to process materials. If you are not able to log in five days after your application is submitted, please contact us at applicant@cornell.edu.
Please submit this signed form. These forms require ink signatures. Electronic signatures will not be accepted.
Cornell University requires students to actively accept their Federal Student Loans and Work Study awards. Students do this through the student center self-service portal. This guide will take you through the required steps.
The Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) is a grant that helps eligible New York State residents attending full-time, part-time, and in non-degree workforce credential programs pay for tuition at approved schools in New York State. TAP is administered by the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC). Annual TAP awards can be up to $5,665 and do not need to be paid back.
New York State residents who meet TAP eligibility requirements should apply for TAP via the FAFSA form each year.
Early Financial Aid Estimates for Recruited Athletes
The Office of Financial Aid and Student Employment provides early financial aid estimates to recruited athletes upon request by Cornell Athletics.
If you intend to apply for need-based Cornell financial aid in the 2025-26 academic year (applications open in October 2024), and Cornell Athletics has requested an early financial aid estimate for you, please complete the following requirements:
The Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) is a federal law designed to protect the privacy of a student’s education records. All schools receiving funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education, including Cornell University, must comply with FERPA. FERPA generally prohibits schools from releasing education records or certain information contained in such records, such as your grades, billing and payment records, financial aid awards, and other student record information, to third parties.
Veterans can apply for Federal Student Aid and Cornell institutional grant aid in conjunction with VA benefits. Seeing a complete picture of aid options helps students make an informed decision on how to best utilize VA benefits as part of college financing.
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires Cornell University to withhold 14% of grant, scholarship, or fellowship aid in excess of qualified tuition and fees for students, researchers, or grantees who are temporarily present in the United States with an “F,” “J,” “M,” or “Q” visa unless, eligible for an exemption or lower tax rate under a current tax treaty.
As a student you have the right to:
- know what financial assistance is available to you, including all federal, state, and institutional financial aid programs.
- know the deadlines for submitting applications for applicable financial aid programs and the process required.
- know how your financial need is determined, including how cost of attendance budgets are developed.
- know what resources are considered in the calculation of your financial need, and how much of your need as determined by Cornell University has been met.
In some instances, usually for the last term of enrollment, students may wish to explore with their College the option of enrolling for fewer than 12 credits. In addition to academic considerations, enrolling for fewer than 12 credits could result in a prorated tuition charge.
The prorated, per credit tuition charge is calculated by dividing the semester tuition amount by 12.