<p>Brandeis has limited funds for merit scholarships, especially following the Madoff scandal. Therefore they can only award those who really stand out and not everyone with “pretty good” stats. Everyone who gets into Brandeis is amazingly bright, but not everyone can get a scholarship for it. I don’t think an appeal will work but here is the website for Student Financial Services: [Office</a> of Student Financial Services | Brandeis University](<a href=“http://www.brandeis.edu/sfs/]Office”>Office of Student Financial Services | Brandeis University) .</p>
<p>P.S. VictoriaChen - even though it doesn’t come with much money, the Lerman-Neubauer fellowship is highly prestigious and it is a great merit program. You and your son should be really proud (they do only offer 20 a year, I think).</p>