Ethical Responsibility Web Form

HLS Student Financial Services' Statement of Ethical Responsibility

As a condition to applying for financial aid at HLS you will need to complete this brief web form to acknowledge the following:

• That you have read the HLS Student Financial Services' Statement of Ethical Responsibility and that you agree to adhere to all that is expressed within it.
• That you have read the information provided on the form about both the Federal and the HLS Institutional verification processes and that if selected you will cooperate by providing any and all requested documentation in a timely fashion.

This form is brief and must be received BEFORE the HLS Student Financial Services Office can process ANY financial aid, whether federal, institutional or private.

U.S. Dept. of Education's Federal Verification

The U.S. Department of Education mandates that all schools that award federal financial aid (HLS awards Perkins and Stafford loans) verify key pieces of financial information that were submitted as part of the FAFSA. The Dept. of Education randomly selects and flags students it selects for this process. If you are selected, you will see a required document appear on the "Your Documents" tab of "My HLS Financial Aid" called the "Federal Verification Worksheet." This worksheet asks all of the questions that must be verified by the HLS Student Financial Services Office. Also, while we do not collect personal tax returns from students, those that are selected for Federal verification will be required to submit them. These tax documents will  appear on your "Your Documents" tab.

HLS Internal Institutional Verification

HLS reserves the right to collect additional documentation and verification of financial data from aid applicants as needed, in order to ensure the accurate distribution of Federal and institutional resources.

We have a formal verification process in which a randomly selected group of applications from our applicant pool is audited to verify the information used in our determination of financial aid eligibility. This process takes place over the summer and, if selected, we will notify you via email and provide you with detailed instructions on how to comply with this process. Additional documentation we may request includes, but is not limited to: personal or business tax documentation (including official copies of tax returns from the IRS), copies of bank statements, copies of investment/brokerage statements, copies of trust agreements, and verification of current value of real estate holdings.