Columbia & Federal Work Study w/ Scholarship

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<p>Columbia states the following on their website regarding outside scholarships: </p>

<p>How do outside scholarships affect my Columbia financial aid award?</p>

<p>The scholarships you receive from outside sources will be used to reduce the work study portion of your financial aid package. For example, if you are awarded a $2,000 National Merit Scholarship, your work study expectation will be reduced by the full $2,000. Only after your work study has been completely eliminated will your scholarships begin to reduce any Columbia Grant you may have received.</p>

<p>PLEASE NOTE: Outside Scholarships/outside funding may NOT reduce the Parent Contribution or the Student Contribution (summer work expectation).</p>

<p>If my scholarship covered the work study portion, how will that benefit me? I thought work study was for me to have extra cash.... I want extra cash.</p>

<p>I do not know if I am misunderstanding the purpose of the work study portion of my fa package.</p>

<p>Also, can someone explain the whole deal with purchasing a computer with outside scholarship? I've read that in several places. </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>I don’t know all the answers but I do know that my daughter received the national merit $2500 award and qualified for work study. Her work study amount was then reduced by the $2500 which left almost no money available this past year for work study.</p>

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<p>In a similar situation. The scholarship benefits you because you can use that money for your COA expenses like travel, books, etc. rather than having to work for it during the school year. You won’t be eligible for on campus work the way you would be as a work study student, but presumably you could find employment somewhere and earn additional money during the year if you’d like to.</p>

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<p>How will I be able to use that money?</p>

<p>Did they give you the sholarship amount that reduced your work study?</p>