Welcome to the Harvard Divinity School Online Financial Aid System. Using this system, prospective and returning Harvard Divinity School students can:
Complete the Application for HDS Financial Aid
View deadline and reminder information
View your financial aid package
Accept, decline, or reduce your student loans
Prospective students must have submitted an HDS Application for Admission in order to access this system and complete the Application for HDS Financial Aid.
In order to complete the HDS Application for Financial Aid, it is helpful to have the following information available:
Untaxed income sources
Asset information for you and your spouse (if applicable) as of today.
When filling out dates please be sure to use the following format: MM/DD/YYYY
When filling out amounts please use whole dollars. The system cannot accept cents.
Do not use decimal points or commas.
You must answer all questions with a red asterisk (*). If the question does not apply to you and requires a number, enter 0.
You may save your application and come back later to complete it.
If you click on the submit button and forget to answer a required question, you will see a message in red at the bottom of the page telling you which questions you need to go back and complete.
When your application is complete it will bring you back to the Apply Online page. If the application has been submitted, you will see a note that states "Application completed successfully. Thank you!" at the very bottom of the page.
Please note: The following browsers work best with the financial aid application:
View the Harvard University Digital Accessibility Policy.
Enter your HDS Financial Aid ID (provided to you via email from the HDS Office of Financial Aid) and click the "First Time User" link. You will be required to submit your date of birth and the Activation ID provided in the email you received. Complete the two security questions, enter and confirm a PIN (case-sensitive), and click the "Submit" button. Your account activation is complete.
If you are a re-applicant for HDS financial aid and have used this online application before, DO NOT click on "First Time User". Put in the HDS Financial Aid ID (provided to you via email from the HDS Office of Financial Aid). If you remember the PIN you selected for yourself the last time you logged in, please enter that. If you do not remember the PIN, then click on "Forgot Your Pin Number?". You will then select a new PIN and then, once logged in, click Begin the Application for HDS Financial Aid to begin the application.
Enter your HDS Financial Aid ID (not your Harvard ID) provided to you via email from the HDS Office of Financial Aid and the PIN you created the first time you logged in. If you have forgotten your PIN, click the "Forgot Your Pin?" link and follow the instructions to reset your PIN. If you have lost or can't remember your HDS Financial Aid ID, please contact the Office of Financial Aid.
Please enter your HDS Financial Aid ID.
Please enter your Pin Number.
The deadline to apply for financial aid is as follows:
Friday, February 13, 2026 for all prospective Master of Theological Studies (MTS) and Master of Divinity (MDIV) students.
Friday, April 17, 2026 for all returning Master of Theological Studies (MTS) and Master of Divinity (MDIV) students.
International students are only required to fill out the HDS Application for Financial Aid.
In addition to the Application for HDS Financial Aid, U.S. citizens and eligible noncitizens must also complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA can be submitted after September 24, 2025.
Please note that when you submit the 2026-27 FAFSA, your 2024 tax information will be pulled through the IRS data retrieval tool.
When submitting the FAFSA, please be sure to use the Harvard Divinity School Code: E00210. If you use the generic Harvard University code, we will not receive your information. Please note that the FAFSA takes 3-5 busniess days to reach us.