# Financial Assistance and Services ### Financial Aid Eligibility * Financial Aid is managed by the [Office of Student Financial Services](https://icahn.mssm.edu/education/financial-aid), and information on the financial aid application process is found on this office’s website. * Admission to ISMMS is need-blind and not contingent upon a student’s financial profile. * Degree-seeking students who wish to apply for federal loans to cover the cost of attendance must complete the Institutional Application for Graduate School Students as well as the FAFSA. Applications are required annually. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://ismms-gs.gitbook.io/graduate-student-handbook/chapter-2/administrative-and-financial-policies/financial-assistance-and-services.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.