<p>If there has been money set aside for books in my financial aid package, how is it awarded? Will they directly deposit it into my bank account? Will I have to save receipts and be reimbursed for it later?</p>
<p>bump…</p>
<p>none whatsoever to my knowledge. </p>
<p>save by shopping online. penn bookstore is pretty much a huge rip-off.</p>
<p>Money will be directly deposited into your account. But yes, buy online since it’ll be cheaper. Or from prior students. You get the money in the end anyway so it’s all good!</p>
<p>would it be deposited prior to the purchase? Sorry for asking questions on your thread OP</p>
<p>Hm… I’m not sure when exactly it gets deposited. Once the Fall bill comes out, I think. According to my account, the money got deposited October 5th (I think). 2nd semester it was deposited Jan 8th.</p>
<p>The bill is there in your account and then they subtract the scholarships and grants. The remainder of the deficit is what you pay. In the future bills, your work-study grant will also be subtracted from the Bill I guess. There is no money given to you separately for books or anything. In case your FA exceeds your bills, the amount will be credited to you.</p>