Apply for aid renewal
We understand every student’s and family’s concern about the reliability of award renewal. Student Financial Services will send you information each year regarding how to prepare to renew your financial assistance offer for the coming academic year.
In general, if your family’s financial circumstances remain the same, your award will remain the same or increase slightly from one year to the next. However, it is important to realize that need-based assistance is based on your family’s financial circumstances and will be re-evaluated each year.
You have two options for renewing your need-based financial assistance for 2023-2024 school year:
Early Renewal Options: If you submit your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) by December 31, 2022, we will send your renewal award on February 20, 2023.
Standard Renewal Option: If you submit your assistance application by March 31, 2023, we will send your renewal award during the week of May 16, 2023.
In order to renew your financial assistance award:
- Submit the 2023-2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool to transfer your 2021 tax return information. The 2023-2024 FAFSA will be available starting October 1, 2022.
- Provide SFS with updated information on any special circumstances we might have taken into consideration in 2023-2024 in adjusting your eligibility for financial assistance, if these circumstances still exist, or let us know about new ones, using our Financial Aid Special Circumstances Form.
We will notify you by email once your award has been renewed. You will not receive a paper copy of your financial assistance offer via mail. Please make sure that your email information in WebSTAC is updated, so we may contact you when your award is available.
To complete the (FAFSA®), you will need:
- Your Social Security Number
- Your Alien Registration Number (if you are not a U.S. citizen)
- Your federal income tax returns (including schedules), W-2s, and other records of money earned
- Bank statements and records of investments (if applicable)
- Records of untaxed income (if applicable)
- The same Federal Student Aid ID assigned to you when you filed the FAFSA for the first time.
- WashU’s FAFSA code: 002520
If you are a dependent student, then you will also need most of the above information for your parent(s).
Beginning with the Class of 2026 (the first-year class entering in fall 2022), Washington University will require that both the CSS Profile and FAFSA be completed for need-based financial assistance renewals.
CSS Profile Fee Waiver
You are eligible to submit the CSS Profile for free if you are a domestic undergraduate applicant who fits one of the following criteria:
- Family adjusted gross income is up to $100,000
- The student qualified for an SAT fee waiver
- The student is an orphan or ward of the court under the age of 24
CSS Profile for noncustodial parents of domestic undergraduate students is free to submit for noncustodial parents whose family adjusted gross income is up to $100,000.
Students will find out if they are eligible for the fee waiver while completing the CSS Profile.
If you have an extenuating circumstance in which you may need a fee waiver, but do not fall within one or the criteria above, please reach out to our office.
WashU’s CSS Profile Code: 6929
To renew financial assistance for the 2023-2024 academic year, log into our portal, Net Partner, with your WUSTL key.
You have two options for renewing your need-based financial assistance for 2023-2024 school year:
Early Renewal Options: If you submit your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) by December 31, 2022, we will send your renewal award on February 20, 2023.
Standard Renewal Option: If you submit your aid application by March 31, 2023, we will send your renewal award during the week of May 16, 2023.
In order to renew your financial assistance award:
- Submit the 2023-2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool to transfer your 2021 tax return information. The 2023-2024 FAFSA will be available starting October 1, 2022.
- Provide SFS with updated information on any special circumstances we might have taken into consideration in 2023-2024 in adjusting your eligibility for financial assistance, if these circumstances still exist, or let us know about new ones, using our 2023-2024 Financial Aid Special Circumstances Form.
We will notify you by email once your award has been renewed. You will not receive a paper copy of your financial assistance offer via mail. Please make sure that your email information in WebSTAC is updated, so we may contact you when your award is available.
To complete the (FAFSA®), you will need:
- Your Social Security Number
- Your Alien Registration Number (if you are not a U.S. citizen)
- Your federal income tax returns (including schedules), W-2s, and other records of money earned
- Bank statements and records of investments (if applicable)
- Records of untaxed income (if applicable)
- The same Federal Student Aid ID assigned to you when you filed the FAFSA for the first time.
- WashU’s FAFSA code: 002520
If you are a dependent student, then you will also need most of the above information for your parent(s).
To renew financial assistance for the 2023-2024 academic year, log into our portal, Net Partner, with your WUSTL key.
Once our office receives this information, we will consider your family’s financial circumstances. Your financial assistance offer is based on the information you and your parents provide. Washington University uses this information to determine the amount your family can pay toward your educational expenses.
If you are not applying for university-funded assistance, only a FAFSA is required to be considered for federal and state financial assistance.
Special circumstances & dependency override
We recognize that each student’s situation is unique and want to work with you to address any questions or updates about financial assistance. We are happy to consider special circumstances that may affect your ability to pay for college, whether there have been changes in your family’s financial circumstances or information that was not fully represented by your FAFSA and/or CSS Profile. We will also consider requests to apply for financial assistance as an independent student. Full details about submitting special circumstances or dependency override requests can be found on our Common Questions page.
For current international students
Current international students who receive financial assistance will automatically have their award renewed based on the financial information provided at the time of application to the University. Renewal awards will be released in mid-May each year. Current international students wishing to appeal their award will be required to submit a CSS Profile and communicate with Student Financial Services (SFS) regarding the reasons for appeal. Contact SFS at financial@wustl.edu for questions regarding the renewal or appeal process.