Just wondering if this includes merit scholarships or just need-based? OOS Nursing student and the ‘preliminary award’ renders UVA out of reach. Hoping additional merit awards might still be possible. Any feedback from previous or current students is welcome and appreciated. TIA!
UVA does not practice tuition discounting, which is often labeled “merit money.” We have lists of scholarships that are available on the website in several places. The most comprehensive list is on the Student Financial Services (we just say SFS here) website
https://sfs.virginia.edu/scholarships
Within that list, there are important distinctions. There are [scholarships where the student must self-identify as meeting criteria/url and the scholarships where [url=<a href=“https://sfs.virginia.edu/sfsidentify%5DSFS”>https://sfs.virginia.edu/sfsidentify]SFS can figure out who meets the criteria](https://sfs.virginia.edu/self-identify)
As you’ll see on that page, other groups within UVA manage their own scholarships ([Alumni Association](Scholarships - UVA Alumni Association), [College of Arts & Sciences](https://college.as.virginia.edu/scholarships), etc).
Yes we were also disappointed with the financial aid package. Cost was almost double our efc and what the net price calculator indicated. It is our #1 choice and proud to have been excepted but not sure we can swing it