Important Dates and Contact Information

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
April 1	Award letters will begin to be mailed for prospective students
April 15	Deadline for submission of forms for returning International students
May 1	Award letters will begin to be mailed for returning students
November 1	Deadline for submission of forms for International prospective spring transfer students

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 was January 1 for first-year applicants.

Prospective International Students should send all financial forms directly to the Office of Admission.

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 intdec@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 intdec@bard.edu.

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.