Scholarships & Financial Aid

LuckyMe
Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:22:57 +0000

I appreciate the clarification, but I’m still unclear about whether or not you must submit FAFSA and CSS Profile to be considered and offered the Dean’s, Loyola or Joques merit scholarships, or is it only the need based financial aid grants that require these applications.

"Firstly, the vast majority of assistance Fordham offers to students is in the form of need based financial aid. To be more specific, this are Fordham grants to offset demonstrated financial need. All students can be considered for this type of assistance by filing BOTH the CSS Profile and the FAFSA

Secondly, there is a limited pool of merit based scholarship dollars that all admitted students will be considered for regardless of their standing in the financial aid process. Each year, we evaluate the strength of the applicant pool and award these scholarships to those students representing our strongest applicants."