<p>I've been getting emails all month about the named scholarship and how I should apply for it. Now I have a pretty secure plan with my financial aid already and I don't want to rock that boat; does anyone know what the scholarship entail?</p>
<p>Is it independent of F.A. or is it deducted from it?</p>
<p>Are you a named scholar? i.e. John Jay, Davis, Kluge, and Global (if I recall).</p>
<p>If not, then it’s weird, 'cause I got an email about named scholarships because I’m a John Jay scholar.</p>
<p>As far as I understand it, it <em>is</em> your financial aid award from the college; they just attach a different name to it. It’s theoretically helpful from a networking/resume perspective.</p>
<p>this sums it up well: [Named</a> Scholarship - WikiCU, the Columbia University wiki encyclopedia](<a href=“http://www.wikicu.com/Named_Scholarship]Named”>Named Scholarship - WikiCU, the Columbia University wiki encyclopedia)</p>
<p>I see: named scholarship =/= named scholar. The administration has really done a good job of clarification!</p>