Apply for Financial Aid

The DGSOM 2020-21 Financial Aid Application is here! 

You must be a newly admitted or current DGSOM student to apply.  

There are NO financial aid application deadlines for entering students. You can access all components of the application via this website; each on-line application and linked form has instructions and there's an Application Checklist to further assist you.

To begin, choose one of two application options and follow the steps below:

Option A - Apply for DGSOM need-based scholarships and loans, in addition to Federal Direct Loans. This option requires you to provide parent information on the FAFSA and other application components.
 
Option B - Apply only for Federal Direct Loans (Unsubsidized Direct and Grad Plus). You are not required to provide parent info on any part of the application.

A) Apply for DGSOM scholarships & loans, and Federal Direct Loans:

1.  Complete FAFSA at www.StudentAid.gov -  Due March 2, 2020

• Provide student (& spouse's) information
• Provide parent information. The FAFSA will ask you if you want to provide parent information, select YES and proceed
• Our FAFSA school code is E00374 (for all programs: UCLA, Drew, PRIME)

2.  Institutional Application - Due March 2, 2020

• Open and print the  Institutional Application
• Complete, sign and obtain parents' signatures
• Turn into the office (Geffen Hall, Suite 305) 

3.  Submit copy of your 2018 Federal Tax Form to Geffen Hall, Suite 305 - Due March 2, 2020

• If filed, submit a copy of your 2018 Federal taxes
• If you are a non filer, submit a copy of your 2018 W-2 Form

4.  Submit copy of parents' 2018 Federal Tax Form to Geffen Hall, Suite 305 - Due March 2, 2020

• If filed, submit a copy of your parent's 2018 Federal taxes

5.  If parents are divorced / separated, the non-custodial parent must complete, sign and turn into Geffen Hall, Suite 305:

• Noncustodial Parent Form
• If filed, submit a copy of your non-custodial parent's 2018 Federal taxes
• All due by March 2, 2020

B)   Apply only for Federal Direct Loans - Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS:

1.  Complete FAFSA at www.StudentAid.gov - Due March 2, 2020

• Provide student (& spouse's) information
• Our FAFSA school code is E00374 (for all programs: UCLA, Drew, PRIME)

2.  Institutional Application - Due March 2, 2020

• Open and print Institutional Application
• Complete, sign and turn into the office (Geffen Hall, Suite 305) - no parent signatures required

To ensure the security of your sensitive information, you can:

• Email your financial aid documents to FAO@mednet.ucla.edu using your Mednet email (for continuing students)
• Upload your financial aid documents using our secure Dropbox (for entering students)
• Drop off or mail your financial aid documents to:

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships - Geffen Hall, Suite 305
885 Tiverton Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90095

If you have questions, feel free to email us at FAO@mednet.ucla.edu.