Apply for Financial Aid

The DGSOM 2019-20 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 https://fafsa.ed.gov/ - Due March 1, 2019

• 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 1, 2019

• 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 2017 Federal Tax Form to Geffen Hall, Suite 305 - Due March 1, 2019

• If filed, submit a copy of your 2017 Federal taxes
• If you are a non filer, submit a copy of your 2017 W-2 Form

4.  Submit copy of parents' 2017 Federal Tax Form to Geffen Hall, Suite 305 - Due March 1, 2019

• If filed, submit a copy of your parent's 2017 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 2017 Federal taxes
• All due by March 1, 2019

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

1.  Complete FAFSA at www.fafsa.gov - Due March 1, 2019

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

2.  Institutional Application - Due March 1, 2019

• 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, do not email your financial aid application. Please upload your documents using our secure Dropbox or you can drop off or mail 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.