学生财务服务 财政援助流程

资格

To determine eligibility for grants, 贷款, 学生就业, returning students must submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This form is available online at http://www.studentaid.gov/. Your renewal FAFSA will be pre-populated with some of the information from the previous academic year. You will need to provide updated annual financial information as well as any other changes.

Students can expect to receive a Renewal Reminder e-mail sent to a valid e-mail address from the prior year’s FAFSA.

学生财务服务 will prepare and send a financial aid award and send it to students by email.

The status of your awards and information about other items needed to complete a financial aid application file can be viewed on the 金融援助 Student Portal, Netpartner.

Determining Your 金融援助 Award

Need-based awards are determined by a student's financial need, 这是, the difference between the college costs and the student aid index. The SAI is calculated each year, based on a federally-determined formula using information that you provide on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA’s need analysis evaluates a family’s resources and ability to pay for college. College costs can include tuition, 所需的费用, 食宿, 书, travel and personal expense allowances. These costs are published annually.

Freshman academic scholarship awards are based on students’ high school grade point average and standardized test (SAT or ACT) scores at the time of their admission to Westmont College. Transfer student merit awards are based on students’ college grade point average.

Crediting Student Accounts

Financial aid funds (with the exception of Federal Work-Study) will be credited directly to each student’s account at the beginning of each semester. Federal Work-Study funds are paid directly to students via a paycheck for hours worked.  Bear in mind that the federal government will deduct 费用 of approximately 1% from Federal Direct student 贷款 and approximately 4.25% from parent (PLUS) 贷款.

Students who drop below the minimum academic load or withdraw from school may be required to repay a prorated amount of the semester’s aid.

外部奖励

All financial aid resources available to a student must be reported to 学生财务服务. These include scholarships and grants from outside sources. 学生财务服务 is required to ensure that the sum of need-based funds, including all grants and scholarships, does not exceed a student’s need if there are federal- or state-funded need-based funds included in the financial aid package.  Your financial aid counselor will work to make sure that your award package is working to your advantage. 

在校外

Students participating in Westmont College off-campus (study abroad) programs retain their status as Westmont students and are eligible for Westmont 金融援助. 这包括, 但不限于, Title IV Federal aid programs, (with the exception of Federal Work-Study), state grants and institutional funds based on the student’s financial need.

Students who have Westmont College grants, merit scholarships and Westmont College 贷款 may use them for only one program 这是 not directly run by Westmont College.

如何申请援助

Here we list awards that are limited by the cost to which they can be applied.

The following resources can only be used to pay for any direct costs (tuition, 费用, 校园房屋, and an on-campus meal plan) and may combine with other resources to exceed tuition:

• Athletic 奖学金 (Athletic Merit, Warrior Sports Association Awards, 学生运动员助学金, 等.)
• 文化多样性奖
• Creative and Performing Arts 奖学金 (music, art and theatre)
• Other Westmont-funded grants and scholarships
• 住宿助理员(R).A.)退税
• 韦斯特蒙特学院助学金