<p>qzar, if you have a USC full tuition scholarship, USC will credit your account with any other outside scholarships you may have received, but only up to $8000 worth. This applies when outside scholarships are intended ONLY for tuition.</p>
<p>From the “USC Undergraduate Competitive Scholarship Guide”:</p>
<p>“Competitive awards from other sources that can be used only for the payment of tuition may be combined with these merit-based funds provided that the total scholarship funds do not exceed the student’s USC tuition by more than $8000.” (where merit based funds mean Trustee/Pres,Leadership, Deans, Directors, and Associate Scholarships)</p>
<p>In other words, if you get the Trustee which is for full tuition, USC will credit an outside scholarship, or more than one, even if it/they is/are supposed to be used only for tuition costs, but only up to $8000. Meaning that, that money can be applied to room and board.</p>
<p>Then
" Awards from other sources that are designated for general education expenses (including room and board) may be combined with these scholarships provided that the total scholarship funds do not exceed the USC total cost of attendence as determined by the Financial Aid Office."</p>
<p>So if those outside scholarships are allowed to be used for other expenses besides tuition, then you can use them up to the TOTAL cost of USC, including room and board, books etc. (which presently is about $52000).</p>
<p>So if you got, say, an Intel prize for $10000, AND the Trustee, USC will only accept $8000 of it if Intel designates that the money goes only to tuition, but if it is allowed for ANY university expenses, then USC will accept $10000 as long the total of ALL your scholarships doesn’t exceed +/- $52000.</p>
<p>I hope I clarified rather than caused confusion.</p>