Apply for Financial Aid

The DGSOM 2021-2022 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 the linked form has instructions.

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, 2021

• 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, 2021

• Complete and sign the  Institutional Application
• Upload to our secure Continuing Student Dropbox or Newly Admitted Student Dropbox

3.  Submit copy of your 2019 Federal Tax Form - Due March 2, 2021

• If filed, submit a copy of your 2019 Federal taxes
• If you are a non filer, submit a copy of your 2019 W-2 For
• Upload to our secure Continuing Student Dropbox or Newly Admitted Student Dropbox

4.  Submit copy of parents' 2019 Federal Tax Form - Due March 2, 2021

• If filed, submit a copy of your parent's 2019 Federal taxe
• Upload to our secure Continuing Student Dropbox or Newly Admitted Student Dropbox

5.  If parents are divorced / separated, the non-custodial parent must complete and sign by March 2, 2021

• The Noncustodial Parent Form
• Upload to our secure Continuing Student Dropbox or Newly Admitted Student Dropbox

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

1.  Complete FAFSA at www.StudentAid.gov - Due March 2, 2021

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

2.  Institutional Application - Due March 2, 2021

• Open and print Institutional Application
• Upload to our secure Continuing Student Dropbox or Newly Admitted Student Dropbox

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