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Yale School of Medicine Application for Financial Aid</div></dt></div><dd class="faq-question-answer__answer"><div class="faq-question-answer__answer-text"><p>2024 – 2025 YSM Financial Aid Application – If you have saved progress in the existing application, please reference and submit. If you are starting a new 2024 – 2025 application, please use the following links:</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://dynamicforms.ngwebsolutions.com/Submit/Start/14ca7785-d962-4ca8-b2eb-f650fda69670?SSO=N">YSM Applications for Financial Aid for Incoming Students 2024-2025</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://nextgensso.com/sp/startSSO.ping?PartnerIdpId=https://auth.yale.edu/idp/shibboleth&TargetResource=https%3a%2f%2fdynamicforms.ngwebsolutions.com%2fSubmit%2fStart%2f77f02d94-be03-4a73-a711-4138183a0dcf">YSM Applications for Financial Aid for Continuing Students 2024-2025</a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <a href="https://dynamicforms.ngwebsolutions.com/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2FSubmit%2FStart%2F579b8190-c7e2-4270-9c7d-946e23730faa%3FSSO%3DN">YSM Applications for Financial Aid for Incoming Students 2023-2024</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://nextgensso.com/sp/startSSO.ping?PartnerIdpId=https://auth.yale.edu/idp/shibboleth&TargetResource=https%3a%2f%2fdynamicforms.ngwebsolutions.com%2fSubmit%2fStart%2f6de87674-0e6c-4829-bd5b-a8c0c6463337">YSM Application for Financial Aid for Continuing Students 2023-2024</a> </li> </ul></div></dd></div><div class="faq-question-answer__item faq-question-answer__item--mode--row"><div class="faq-question-answer__question-container"><dt class="faq-question-answer__question"><div>2. 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You can complete your FAFSA online at <a href="https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa">www.fafsa.ed.gov</a>. <strong>Yale's School Code is 001426.</strong></p> <p>Be sure that you obtain a PIN number and FSA ID to sign electronically or submit the signature page as instructed.</p> <p>File your 2022 tax return prior to submitting your FAFSA and select the IRS data retrieval option when completing the FAFSA.</p> <p> <a title="FAFSA" href="/md-program/financialaid/formsandresources/fafsaap/">FAFSA application information <br></a> </p></div></dd></div><div class="faq-question-answer__item faq-question-answer__item--mode--row"><div class="faq-question-answer__question-container"><dt class="faq-question-answer__question"><div>3. 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