As we get closer to the start of the 2024-25 academic year, we hope the following links provide you and your family easier navigation of frequented pages on our website as well as of other departments' websites related to paying your bill, finding a work-study job, learning about loans and more.
Students and families who are new to Columbia may find this recorded webinar helpful to watch. Recordings of webinars from other departments are located on the Countdown to Columbia Summer Webinar Series page.
Feel free to reach out to our office at either 212-854-3711 or ugrad-finaid@columbia.edu with any questions that you have. Appointments with our staff can be made from our Appointment Request Form.
Loans
Our Office's Loan Information and Forms
https://cc-seas.financialaid.columbia.edu/education-loans
Federal Direct Loan Instructions and Application
https://cc-seas.financialaid.columbia.edu/content/federal-direct-loan-0
Parent PLUS Loan Application
https://studentaid.gov/plus-app/parent/landing
Private Loan Suggested Lender List
https://sfs.columbia.edu/content/private-loans
Federal Work-Study and Student Employment
Our Office's Information on Work Options
https://cc-seas.financialaid.columbia.edu/campus-jobs
Federal Work-Study Office Student Information
https://sfs.columbia.edu/content/federal-work-study-program-students
LionSHARE Portal for Student Employment/Casual Positions
https://columbia.joinhandshake.com/login
Our Office's Information on the Work Exemption Program
https://cc-seas.financialaid.columbia.edu/current/wep
Columbia Career Education (CCE) Internship Funding Programs
https://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/topics/funding
Outside Scholarships
Mailing Address, General Information, and Forms
https://cc-seas.financialaid.columbia.edu/content/outside-scholarships
Billing
How to Pay
https://sfs.columbia.edu/content/how-do-i-pay
Billing Schedule
https://sfs.columbia.edu/content/billing-schedule
Payment Plan Information
https://sfs.columbia.edu/content/monthly-payment-plan
Reapplication for 2025-26 Financial Aid - After October 1st, 2024
FAFSA - School Code 002707
https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa
CSS Profile - School Code 2116
https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org/
College Board IDOC
https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org/idoc
Outside Scholarship and other forms
https://cc-seas.financialaid.columbia.edu/forms
Tracking your Financial Aid Application
https://cc-seas.financialaid.columbia.edu/forms/track
Columbia Health
Health Insurance Waiver - complete between July 15th and September 30th
https://www.health.columbia.edu/content/request-waiver
Contact Information
Financial Aid & Educational Financing
https://cc-seas.financialaid.columbia.edu/contact/hours
Student Service Center (SSC)
https://ssc.columbia.edu/
Student Financial Services (SFS) - contact the SSC for most billing-related issues
https://sfs.columbia.edu/