D16 at a public U is applying for some summer scholarships for an abroad program. And also some departmental ones for next year and during the spring semester. A few of these scholarships have a need portion to them; not sure what that really means or if she’s considered needy.
Should she use her EFC for this current year for the summer applications?
You need to ask her school. Some schools consider summer 2019 as part of the 2018-2019 academic year. Others consider summer 2019 as part of the 2019-2020 academic year.
If there is a need component to a scholarship, I would think that there would be specific instructions as to what financial information is required. What do they ask for?
Easy enough to send both. I did that last summer for a school my daughter was going to. They used the previous school year.
she’ll fill them out over christmas break. I was just looking at some brief descriptions and some said need is considered. her brother graduates in May, so her EFC will double for next year and it will be more than the COA.