I'm over the minimum age to live in the dorms, but I would like to live in one of the apartments on campus. Will my financial aid help cover the expense if it's university owned? If so, how much?
2006-08-11 04:01:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I notice on the financial aid application, they always ask if yo'ure going to be living on or off campus at the school you want to send your financial aid application to. So, do they figure in the cost of your on campus housing in the total amount they award to you? I really need to know, before I decide to live in the on campus apartments or the dorms. Does financial aid help cover the cost of dorms/on campus housing?
2006-08-11 04:08:13 · update #1
Yes....as long as it is university housing, it will help cover the cost. It will cover 100% of the cost of university housing as long as you qualify for that much aid. Your aid will be based on different factors inlcuding how many credits you have already (juniors and seniors get more aid than freshmen), your residency status (usually you can get a grant for being in state that you wont get if you're out of state) as well as some other things.
You may want to go register at www.fastweb.com if you haven't already and see if you can get any scholarships. Those can be helpful and will also help you pay for the apartment. I hope it works out for you...I was in an apartment last year at my university. I am renting a house this year. I found it costs about the same the only difference is it is not covered by aid. But I have more room and i'm off campus so I don't mind.
2006-08-11 04:09:23 · answer #1 · answered by a6stringjedi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Financial aid would first be applied to tuition/fees. If your award amount is greated than what you owe in tuition/fees, then it can be applied to books and other expenses. The problem is that you might not have much left over after tuition/fees are paid, and the cost of on-campus housing can vary greatly from university to university. But on-campus housing is usually much cheaper than trying to get off-campus housing anyway. So it's usually a good deal.
2006-08-11 04:07:35 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know how much, but financial aid will give the cost of housing, Or half the cost while you supply the other half.
You should Call Financial Aid and ask the this some question, they can give the direct answer and take care of this for you right away Financial Aid 1-800-433-3243 GOOD LUCK
2006-08-11 04:07:39 · answer #3 · answered by kee0523 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think so, it may depend on the school, if then there is always that work program where you do things like file papers or whatever for a certain credits or whatever. You may just have to call the financial aid office of that school, they don't mind answering questions, that is what they are there for. Call the main number and ask them for the number. They should be in the online yellow pages.
2006-08-11 04:07:50 · answer #4 · answered by Angels Of The Arts 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine did. I had enough scholarships and grants after tuition and fees that the university paid the extra money to my savings account, which I then used to pay for on-campus housing.
2006-08-11 04:22:44 · answer #5 · answered by pooh8402 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
youd have to check with your school's financial aid office. My shool let my grant cover housing because the kept it under the tuition fees. Good luck!
2006-08-11 04:15:00 · answer #6 · answered by maeknits 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A "grant" covers whatever you want it to cover. Normally a college will take whatever you owe them for anything out of your grant, and give you the rest in cash. When I was in college, I used the money to buy weed, which helped me tremendously.
2006-08-11 04:04:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Mine didn't
2006-08-11 04:05:42 · answer #8 · answered by Eric 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-08-11 04:05:35 · answer #9 · answered by Jeff L 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋