DUSON Need-based Scholarship

Our DUSON need-based scholarship provides newly admitted ABSN students beginning the program in Spring 2024 who demonstrate the greatest financial need with a grant toward tuition. Scholarship awards range from $10,000 - $60,000 in total over four semesters of the program. Current students are not eligible to apply for need-based scholarships.

Deadlines:
  • FAFSA - June 1, 2023
  • CSS Profile - June 1, 2023
  • IDOC/Tax Documents: June 8, 2023
Important details:
  • Students MUST apply for a scholarship before being admitted into the program.
  • Deadlines are FINAL and late applications will not be reviewed.
  • Errors in application submission (i.e., incorrect grade level or school code) may delay when we receive your application and tax documents, which may result in your application not being reviewed.
  • Parent information is required if you were born on or after January 1, 1988. This requirement ensures our neediest students receive scholarship assistance.
  • Applying for the need-based scholarship is voluntary.
Instructions:

Students born on or after January 1, 1988

  • Complete the 2023-24 CSS Profile with your/your spouse’s information AND both parents’ information by June 1, 2023:
    • School Code: 2185 Duke U. School of Nursing
    • Student’s 2023-24 Year in School: 5th-year undergraduate
    • Is the student transferring to this school: Select NO
    • $25 fee to submit the CSS Profile, fee waivers are automatically provided by College Board based on their criteria
  • Upload tax documents to College Board's IDOC Service by June 8, 2023:
    • 2021 student (and spouse, if applicable) federal tax returns with all schedules and W-2s
    • 2021 parent federal tax returns with all schedules and W-2s for both parents
    • College Board emails IDOC information ~24 hours after the Profile is submitted.

Students born before January 1, 1988:

  • Complete the 2023-24 CSS Profile with your/your spouse’s information by June 1, 2023:
    • School Code: 2185 Duke U. School of Nursing
    • Student’s 2023-24 Year in School: 5th-year undergraduate
    • Is the student transferring to this school: Select NO
    • $25 fee to submit the CSS Profile; fee waivers are provided by College Board based on their criteria
  • Upload tax documents to College Board's IDOC Service by June 8, 2023:
    • 2021 student (and spouse, if applicable) federal tax returns with all schedules and W-2s
Additional Documentation May Be Required

Business Tax Returns

Business tax returns are required if you, your parents, or your spouse are business owners(s). Submit the following documentation to the College Board's IDOC Service:

  • All applicable business tax returns (1120, 1120S, 1065)
  • All applicable schedules (Schedule C, SE, Schedule E, etc.)
  • All K-1s and additional statements for the business
  • Until all business tax information has been received, your financial aid application is considered incomplete

Applicants with No Contact with a Biological Parent

Applicants with no contact with a biological parent who is unable to submit a parent tax return must follow these steps:

  • Complete a Noncustodial Parent Waiver (NCP) form found on the CollegeBoard website
  • Upload the NCP form and a third-party letter confirming you have no contact with your parent to the IDOC Service of CollegeBoard (third-party letter may not be from a family member, but can be from a therapist, school counselor, pastor, etc.)
  • Email SON_finaid@dm.duke.edu to let us know your documents are ready for review at the IDOC Service
  • We will review your documentation and email you within 3-5 business days with a decision on whether the noncustodial parent's financial information will be waived.
Additional Resources

Visit our Financial Aid Video Library for detailed instructions on applying and more information regarding financial aid available to ABSN students.

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