April 1, 2008 is the priority deadline for filing your FAFSA/FAFSA Renewal and Need Access applications.

• To apply for federal aid: FAFSA- www.fafsa.ed.gov. Our school code is G02783. 
• Need/forgotten your PIN: www.pin.ed.gov (you must have a PIN to electronically sign your FAFSA).
• To apply for NYLS need-based aid: Need Access- www.needaccess.org  It's now free! All students who wish to be considered for NYLS need-based aid must file (even if you filed in 2007-08).

Students requesting loans for the summer semester must complete the Summer Loan Certification Request form. Applications will not be certified until you have registered for Summer Classes.

• Summer Loan Certification Request form

• Application deadline is March 3, 2008 for all summer FWS positions
• Summer Federal Work Study begins May 27, 2008. Procedural changes, please review the program packet.
• Public Interest Summer Support Program 

• Off campus positions.
• On campus positions.
•  Last day of employment for the academic year 2007-2008 is May 16, 2008.

 Make sure you understand the requirements regarding renewal of your merit scholarship for the 08-09 academic year.

• Check your original merit scholarship contract (the one you received when you were admitted) for criteria required for renewal. You may acquire a copy of your contract at the Registrar's Office. 
• The criteria must be met as stated on your contract or your merit scholarship will not be renewed.
• Generally, merit scholarship renewals require a minimum cumulative G.P.A. calculated at the end of the spring semester (2008 summer classes are not included in the calculations).
• G.P.A. calculations used for scholarship renewal are not rounded to the nearest tenth- a 3.19 is not the same as a 3.20! 
  
  Important! 2007 New York Law School and Trustee Scholars must be invited to and accept an invitation to the Harlan honors program to retain the full value of their scholarship. Otherwise, the value of the scholarship will be reduced to the next lower scholarship level:  New York Law Scholar would become a Trustee Scholar and a Trustee Scholar would become a Dean Scholar. 

• Honorable Alexander A. DelleCese Memorial Scholarship – Bronx County Bar Association - $2,500
• Craig Lensh Memorial  Scholarship –Bronx County Bar Association -  $1500
• Honorable Peggy Bernheim Memorial Scholarship – Bronx County Bar Association -  $2,500
• Columbia Lawyers Association - $ 1,500
• James William Moore Federal Practice Award – LexisNexis - $1,000
• Joseph H. Gellert – Dutchess County Bar Association - $1,000
• Philip Tannis Scholarship – Passic County Bar Association - $1,000
• The Bailey Family Foundation Scholarship* - $4,000
• The Attorney-CPA Foundation - $250-1,000
• The Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship - Berks County Bar Association -$3000
• Bernadine Johnson-Marshall and Martha Bell Williams Scholarship-Association of Black Women Lawyers of New Jersey-$TBA

• Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) a.k.a. Earned Income Credit (EIC) – depending on household and other circumstances, even as a student you may qualify. To find out if you may be eligible use the EITC Assistant.
• Lifetime Learning Credit- up to $1000 per year based upon qualified educational expenses.
• Student Loan Interest Deduction – if your modified adjusted gross income is less than $65,000 and you paid interest on a student loan, you may qualify for the special deduction allowed for the interest paid. See publication 970. For more information for these and other Tax Benefits for Education, visit www.irs.gov.