<p>Does WashU offer other general merit scholarships (e.g. Presidents/Trustees/Deans) **besides **the academic scholarships. My son REALLY wants to attend WashU (it's his #1) but we simply cannot afford the tuition; we make just enough money to be squeezed out of financial need-based assistance as well (go figure).</p>
<p>My son (and I) are hoping for a miracle now that he's been ousted from Rodriguez, Moog, and USP...</p>
<p>Yes. My D did not apply for any of the academic scholarships. She was awarded a scholarship nevertheless through the engineering school. There is a HUGE list of these other scholarships somewhere - maybe in the undergraduate catalog?? - I forget where I saw it. If I have time to look I’ll post a link here later.</p>
<p>No. The only merit ones are ones you can apply for and are listed on the admissions website.</p>
<p>All other scholarships are need-based financial assistance. They might have a name attached (like the Smith scholarship, the Eliot scholarship, etc) but the name is only because a donor donated money to Wash U for financial aid for incoming students and wanted his name attached to a certain amount of money.</p>
<p>A lot of the need based financial assistance scholarships are Named awards, but they aren’t merit/academic based in any form. If you open the Course Catalog like the above poster stated, you will see PAGES of these named scholarships. But, again, they are just need-baed awards.</p>
<p>There was another thread about this very recently.</p>
<p>jcool155 - you are partially right. WashU has 3 types of financial assistance. 1) Merit only (all listed on website with the exception of the Danforth - all of these finalists have been notified for next year’s freshman class). 2) Combo merit/need - recipients will be notified at the time of acceptance - there is a merit component to these awards, many of which carry a specific name. 3) Need only scholarships/grants - recipients will be notified at the time of acceptance - these are based on need only. </p>
<p>WashU is quite liberal with their financial assistance. If not satisfied with the initial offer, contact the financial aid office and you will find them eager to work with you to allow attendance at WashU.</p>
<p>ST2 (or others), do you know how merit scholarships impact one’s financial aid offer? Is it possible for the financial aid offer to be greater than the amount of the merit scholarship? Also, when can scholarship finalists expect to receive their financial aid packages?</p>
<p>Possible - yes, although the usual practice (in the event both merit and need are offered) is to combine merit and need to give the student the best possible package. Non merit is usually detailed along with or shortly after the formal acceptance letter.</p>
<p>ST2- do you know what is offered to National Merit Finalists? I’m a NMF and I’ve already listed WashU as my top school.</p>
<p>I found this in a WashU Fin Aid booklet document:
“National Merit Scholarship Program
Washington University supports the goals of the National Merit Scholarship programs. The type of National Merit Scholarship you receive is determined by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. If you are selected by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for its one-time $2,500 National Merit sponsored scholarship, we are committed to continuing this scholarship for you in your upperclass years at Washington University. If you are selected as a National Merit finalist and are not offered another type of National Merit Scholarship, you will be eligible for a $2,000 annually renewable Washington University college-sponsored National Merit Scholarship. To be eligible for these awards, declare Washington University as your first choice school by the National Merit deadline. This award will be in addition to any other scholarship support for which you may be eligible.”</p>
<p>thanks you!</p>