Applying for Financial Aid

We are need blind. Applying for financial assistance and having financial need in no way affects our decision to offer you admission.

You must apply for financial assistance by completing the appropriate form(s) below.

You must have an account within the Masters Application System in order to access the YSE Financial Aid Application as a prospective student. You may create an account at any time before the admissions deadline.

If you miss the deadline for the year for which you are applying for admission to YSE, you will not be considered for financial assistance. The only exception is for Yale College and Yale-NUS applicants to the Five-Year Program, who may apply for financial aid by the deadline for the year in which they plan to enroll.

Estimate if necessary when reporting your financial information. Exceptions to the deadline are not allowed if final year-end figures are not available.

You will receive a confirmation after successfully submitting these forms.

For Prospective Students — February 1 Deadline

Application deadline is 11:59 pm ET on February 1

You must complete all applicable forms to be considered for Need-Based funding. 

1. YSE Financial Aid Application

Application available: The YSE Financial Aid application will be available in the portal after the Admissions application has been submitted.

Who needs to complete the form: All students.

2. CSS Profile

Application available: Oct 1, 2023

Who needs to complete the form: All students looking for Need-Based funding. 

Additional information: A waiver code will be in the portal. This code is for Yale School of the Environment only. Due to systems processes, the waiver code can take 48-72 hours to become active. If your code is not active after 72 business hours, please contact financialaid.yse@yale.edu. Codes will not be available before October 1st.*

Waiver Code: 38212425 + Application Reference ID 

*If you pay for the fee payment code you will not be reimbursed.

3. Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Application available: Due to significant changes to the FAFSA application and the rebuild of the FAFSA processing system, the 2024-25 FAFSA will not be available until sometime in December 2023.

Who needs to complete the form: U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen only. 

Additional information: You must add the Yale Federal School Code to be considered for Need-Based funding. Yale’s Federal School Code is 001426. Starting with the 2024-2025 FAFSA, the IRS Direct Data Exchange (DDX) is mandatory. 

Note: The FAFSA can take several days to download into the Yale system. Please submit the FAFSA with the Yale school code 3-5 days before the deadline to ensure it is on file. If the FAFSA is not on file by the deadline, you will not be considered for Need-based funding. 

For Current Students — March 31 Deadline

Application deadline is 11:59 pm ET on March 31

You must complete all forms to receive annual funding. 

1. YSE Renewal Financial Aid Application

Application available: Beginning of January 

Who needs to complete the form: All students.

2. Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) 

Application available: Due to significant changes to the FAFSA application and the rebuild of the FAFSA processing system, the 2024-25 FAFSA will not be available until sometime in December 2023.

Who needs to complete the form: U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen only. 

Additional information: You must add the Yale Federal School Code of 001426. Starting with the 2024-2025 FAFSA, the IRS Direct Data Exchange (DDX) is mandatory. 

Tuition Payments Update

In light of mail complexities caused by ongoing COVID-19 concerns, all checks for tuition payments should be sent directly to:

Student Finance & Administration
PO Box 208232
New Haven, CT 06520-8232

Sending payments to the YSE Office of Admissions and Financial Aid may result in delays as our office is operating virtually until further notice.

Please contact financialaid.yse@yale.edu if you have any questions.