<p>The scholarships available at [Committee</a> On General Scholarships](<a href=“http://www.scholarship.harvard.edu/aid.html]Committee”>http://www.scholarship.harvard.edu/aid.html) are available to a small number of students (sometimes as low as 10-20 students) and if a student receives one of them, aid is DECREASED from your general scholarship (just like outside awards) so that a student does not receive more than their determined need. </p>
<p>Are you a Harvard student? If so, please consult the Harvard Financial Aid packet that was sent to you when you were admitted. I’d love to provide you with an on-line pdf, but it is not available. The packet details how Harvard calculates aid on an equal basis for every student with a parent contribution, student contribution and term-time job. As a Harvard parent who has compared financial aid with other Harvard parents, and one who dealt with the Committee on Financial Aid, I can attest to the truthfulness of their website. If it were not so, many individuals would have sued the school – and they haven’t.</p>