Scholarships & COA

Hi, I have a question regarding scholarships. Currently I have received the Presidential Scholarship of $20,000 and a need-based grant of $2,200 from USF. As an Honors College student, I will also be eligible to receive a $2,000 scholarship. I have been working hard to apply to as many scholarships as I can. Currently I have $63,000 in outside scholarships plus ~$28,040 from Bright Futures FAS level. This means I earned $93,240 to pay for college towards USF’s cost of attendance of $93,280 (this includes the personal expenses they list on the website).

I feel very grateful but I am not sure what USF’s policies are for this. I am sure USF will take away my need-based grant to give to students who need it more. But would I be able to use the external scholarships to cover personal expenses they list on the website? Or would these strictly be for tuition, housing, food, & books?

I will call tomorrow but any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

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