FA for international students

Colleges & Universities Stanford University
3

<p>You don’t need an SSN to receive the financial aid. However, part of the financial aid package will be student academic year job earnings (about $1000 a quarter). That means you’ll need to contribute about this amount yourself. Many will find on campus jobs, at which point they need to apply for an SSN (for the job itself). </p>

<p>Part of the financial aid might be taxable, which means you’ll have to pay tax for it. If you don’t have an SSN, you can apply to get an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). </p>

<p>In short, SSN is required for holding a job, not for receiving financial aid. </p>

<p>You can see more here: <a href=“http://icenter.stanford.edu/quick_reference/soc_sec.html”>http://icenter.stanford.edu/quick_reference/soc_sec.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;