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Outside resources are funds designated to be used for educational purposes and awarded to students by offices or agencies other than the Office of Student Financial Assistance. This may be the school, program, employer, scholarship agency or the Office of Graduate Student Assistantships and Fellowships. Outside resources must be reported to our office on the Outside Resources Form.
We will monitor the addition of new aid sources applied to student accounts throughout the year. Graduate students awarded an outside resource after their application has been processed may experience a reduction of the loan amounts already processed and may be required to repay aid already disbursed and/or refunded to them. It is very important for students to notify our office immediately upon learning of any outside resource being received so that finances can be planned accordingly.
Examples of outside resources are:
- Tuition Awards
- Scholarships and Merit Awards
- Endowments
- Fellowships
- Stipends
- Assistantships
- Tuition Remission and Reimbursement , even if awarded after grades are earned
- Employee Benefits
- AmeriCorps funding
The following are not considered sources of outside resources for graduate students and do not need to be reported to this office:
- Veterans Educational Benefits including Yellow Ribbon and Post 9/11 funding
- The Iraq & Afghanistan Service Grant
- Wages or Salary