Scholarships/grants on Room & Board

thumper1
Thu, 10 Oct 2019 19:55:01 +0000

@Iwantusacollege

Are you an international student?

Need based aid awarded based on family income and assets is based on the full cost of attendance at a college…and that includes room and board.

Merit awards are sometimes restricted to use for only tuition and fees. However, even some merit awards include room and board.

You need to check the policies for each college to which you are applying. If you are an international student…start with finding out if the colleges even award aid to international students as some don’t. And if you are an international student, i agree with @happymomof1 that it’s unlikely you can work enough here to pay room and board costs.

@BelknapPoint I never even thought about IRS income tax liability for an international student. Are you saying they would need to file a U.S. tax return?