How to apply for financial aid

The loan options available to finance your medical education can be confusing. Throughout your years of medical school at AUA, the Office of Student Financial Services will work closely with you to ensure that you have the necessary information to make informed financial aid decisions. Submitting the FAFSA is not the only step you must take for your loans to be processed. Use the information on this page as your guide to assist you with successfully navigating AUA’s financial aid application processes.

The information on this page will help you to:

• • Complete and submit your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®)
  • Complete and submit an Entrance Counseling Session
  • Complete and submit your Master Promissory Note (MPN)
  • Apply for a Direct PLUS Loan (Only for students wishing to borrow PLUS Loans)
  • Complete and submit your Grad Plus Master Promissory Note (MPN)
  • Complete the Student Loan Acknowledgment
    • The Department of Education recently made this requirement effective; although not mandatory to attain loans, we would want students to better educate themselves by completing this when applying for loans. 

View a step-by-step guide to applying for financial aid.:

STEP1 – The Basics

• Create or retrieve your FSA ID at:

https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch and write it down.

STEP 2 – Gather your tax information

• Retrieve your 2022 Tax Returns

• For best results use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (IRS DRT) to auto-populate tax information on the FAFSA

STEP 3 – Complete the FAFSA*

• Visit https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa

• Complete your 2024-2025 FAFSA

• AUA’s Federal School Code – 042401

*If you are a foreign student who attended High School in another country, the answer cannot be “None of the above” you must indicate foreign school and add the school name.

Financial Aid Counselors review all the applications/documents required to successfully process your financial aid.

Stanley Jean-Louis, Manager – Financial Aid Department [email protected]

Financial Aid Counselor	Last names beginning with
Johanna Gomez [email protected] 212-661-8899 x156	A-B
Derek Warner [email protected] 212-661-8899 x207	C-F
Sharon Lu [email protected] 212-661-8899 x190	G-J
Crosbis Rivas [email protected] 212-661-8899 x177	K-M
Cindy David [email protected] 212-661-8899 x149	N-Q
Erika Vargas [email protected] 212-661-8899 x 173	R-S
Semone Octave [email protected] 212-661-8899 x 287	T-Z

The Bursar’s Office will credit your account for tuition, fees, and other institutional charges within 3 business days of receiving the funds, and disburse any credit balance to you within 14 days.