Applying for Financial Aid as an International Student

To be considered for financial aid at Bard College, non-U.S. citizens and their parents must complete the forms linked below. If you have not yet provided your financial documents please do so as soon as possible. The official deadline for international applicant materials including financial documents is January 1 for first-year applicants.

Note: Financial Aid is not automatically renewed each year. The student must reapply by submitting the International Student Financial Aid Form each year that financial aid is expected. Upon completion of the forms, prospective students should return all forms to the Admission Office. Returning students should return the International Student Aid Form to the Financial Aid Office.

• International Student Application for Financial Aid 
• Certification of Finances (Required for Admission Consideration and also required to obtain a visa for foreign nationals)

January 1	Deadline for first-year International Student Financial Aid Form and Certification of Finances
March 1	Deadline for submission of forms for International prospective fall transfer students
mid March	Financial Aid awards will begin being released electronically for new students
April 15	Deadline for submission of forms for returning International students
early May	Financial Aid awards will begin being released electronically for returning students.
November 1	Deadline for submission of forms for International prospective spring transfer students

Attention International Student Applicants:
Please join our Green initiative! Excitingly, Bard has a new applicant status portal page! Please upload the International Student Financial Aid Application and Certification of Finances Form directly to your Bard applicant status portal page. If you are having trouble accessing the portal page you may email your documents to admission@bard.edu, although whenever possible please upload the documents. The Office of Admission does not require postal mail deliveries, however, should you prefer this method of document delivery please use the following address:
 
Forms can also be sent via fax to 845-758-5208, or electronically to admission@bard.edu.