Financial Aid Question. Currently A freshman.

WayOutWestMom
Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:14:31 +0000

No, merit scholarships are only offered to incoming freshmen. (So if you currently don’t have one, you will not be getting one as a sophomore.)

There is a “Continuing Student Scholarship”–up to 5 are awarded each year. It’s competitive and you must apply. Maximum value is $2000. Need is a factor as well as academics. The scholarship is for one year only.

http://enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions/res/pdf/ContinuingScholarship0910.pdf

There are two or three other scholarships available to upperclassmen–none are primarily academic. Each has very specific requirements (including community service, a certain ethnicnity, or membership in a sorority/fraternity). None of then are valued at more than $2000 and none of them are renewable.