How to Apply

Submit Your Financial Aid Application

You must complete your FAFSA every academic year you plan to use financial aid.

Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Complete the Financial Aid Application for Noncitizens.

Priority Deadline: March 1, 2026 for the 2026/2027 academic year. Please have your FAFSA completed by this date to be considered for maximum financial aid for the subsequent academic year.

The FAFSA is based on tax/income information from 2 years prior. (Example: 26/27 FAFSA is based on 2024 income information.)

Naropa School Code: 014652

Federal aid available:

Complete Your Financial Aid File at Naropa

Once the FAFSA is completed and you have been accepted at Naropa (must include SSN on your Admissions Application), Naropa will receive your FAFSA.

Your FAFSA may be selected for verification. Students selected for verification must complete the verification process before we can award them financial aid.

This may mean additional information/documentation you may need to provide or we may need to finalize some additional reviews to complete your file.

The status of your financial aid file can be checked on your Financial Aid Self-Service Portal.

Accept/Adjust/Decline Awards

Once your financial aid file has completed the review process, you will enter the awarding process. You will be emailed once your awards are able to be viewed.

Review your awards, reduce amounts, or decline awards you do not wish to take, on the My Awards section of your Financial Aid Portal

Sign Your Offer Letter

Once you have reviewed and accepted/declined your awards, you MUST be sure to sign your Offer Letter in order for any aid to be able to be applied toward your bill.

To sign your Offer Letter go to the Offer Letter section of your Financial Aid Portal

Additional Steps for Federal Loans

If you chose to borrow federal student loans, you may have some additional steps to complete before you can receive your award.

Student loans require:

a Master Promissory Note, which is your promise to repay.
a loan entrance counseling to ensure you understand the terms of your loan.

Apply for Scholarships

Please check out our Scholarship pages for more information about Naropa Scholarships.

Graduate Scholarships

Graduate Student Employment

Student Employment types students may be eligible for:

Graduate Assistantships
Federal Work Study/Naropa Student Employment
Community Work Study

For more information check out the ‘Assistantships’ and ‘Student Employment’ tabs on our Graduate Costs & Aid page.

Tips for Applying

The earlier you apply and complete all necessary paperwork, the more likely you are to receive the full amount of aid for which you are eligible
Late applicants and those whose financial aid application requirements are not met by the suggested deadline will still be awarded all forms of aid still available for which they are eligible
Students must complete the FAFSA with prior, prior tax year information. If your financial circumstances have changed, please contact the financial aid office.
Utilize the IRS import on the FAFSA! This will transfer tax information from the IRS to your FAFSA.
If you are not required to file taxes, indicate so on the FAFSA and include any earnings on your application

The Financial Aid Office is required by law to report students to the Office of the Inspector General and/or local law enforcement officials if it is suspected that information has been misreported and/or altered for the purpose of increasing financial aid eligibility or fraudulently obtaining federal funds