<p>Stanford gives a clear example of its policy of reducing expected student work contribution first before reducing its own grants when a student brings in outside scholarships:
<a href=“http://www.stanford.com/dept/finaid/aid/outside/index.html”>http://www.stanford.com/dept/finaid/aid/outside/index.html</a></p>
<p>Berkeley has a similar policy of reducing expected student contribution (student loans and work study) first before reducing grants when a student brings in outside scholarships.
<a href=“http://financialaid.berkeley.edu/outside-scholarships”>http://financialaid.berkeley.edu/outside-scholarships</a></p>
<p>However, other schools may have different policies.</p>