It started working a few hours later and we could pay the deposit. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
It’s a housing scholarship - that’s the total cost of housing at JMU (Maybe $5600 this year), so yes, you have to stay on campus 2 years to get it both years. My daughter is a sophomore this year and received that. She’s in the sorority house this year, which is on campus so included.
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Oh wow that’s good to know
Congratulations on your JMU admission and the Room Award!
As @NJWrestlingmom said, the 2-year room award covers on-campus housing costs for two years. So a student would have to live on campus their sophomore year to keep the benefit for year two.
I could be misremembering, but I believe I have had student advisees (I work at JMU) who have had a two-year room award, and for their sophomore year applied to be an RA (Resident Advisor) – ResLife Student Employment Hub - JMU. At JMU RAs are paid (approximate to the cost of housing, plus other benefits – (Become an RA! - JMU). If I am remembering correctly, my advisees with room awards were able to use the room award to cover 2nd year housing, and the RA stipend was then deposited to their student account.
- I may have misunderstood.
- Even if am remembering correctly it could have changed.
But, it could be worth asking JMU admissions and financial aid.