秋季2024财政援助政策更新常见问题

在2022-23学年，学院提供了42美元.向本科生提供的财政援助总额为800万美元. Increasing Bryn Mawr’s ability to provide financial aid was among the key goals of the College’s recent “Defy Expectation” fund-raising campaign. Currently, 78% of Bryn Mawr students receive financial aid, with an average award of $62,230.

“Equity and inclusion are an explicit part of Bryn Mawr’s mission and these additional investments in financial aid help put a Bryn Mawr education more within reach for students with financial need,Bryn Mawr总裁金·卡西迪说. “Prioritizing need-based financial aid in building the College’s budget and the generosity of our donors has allowed the College to take this critical step to live our mission of excellence and access.” 

这一政策变化将影响两类学生: 

• 家庭总收入低于110美元的学生,家庭总资产少于500美元,000. 对于这些学生, 100%的证明需求, 根据学生的经济援助申请计算, 会有助学金和勤工俭学吗. 从2024年秋季学期开始，贷款将不再用于满足需求. 
• 家庭总收入在110美元以上的学生,000名接受以需要为本的机构援助，而家庭总资产少于500元的人士,000, 这些学生将获得额外的4美元,000 in grants from the College to help offset or eliminate a portion of their loan obligation needed to pay their college expenses. 而这些学生仍然会在他们的经济援助中看到贷款, 部分贷款将用于支付学生资助指数(SAI), 而不是满足他们的需求. 

*根据联邦法规, 财政援助办公室将继续通知学生他们的贷款资格. 

Total income includes taxed and untaxed income reported by a student’s family (or families in the case of separated/divorced parents) on the financial aid application.

总资产包括现金, 储蓄, and checking accounts; the value of businesses or farms; investment farms; real estate, UGMA, UTMA accounts that the parent is the owner; stocks, 债券, 存单等. reported by a student’s family (or families in the case of separated/divorced parents) on the financial aid application.

Bryn Mawr has had a long-standing commitment to meet 100% of the demonstrated need of our students. This means the College offers students enough financial aid to cover the difference between the college’s cost of attendance and a family’s ability to pay, 或学生资助指数(SAI, 根据财政援助办公室要求的财政援助申请确定. This policy change will increase the amount of grant used to meet the need of all need-based aid eligible students. 

Please keep in mind that students also have a responsibility to contribute towards their educational costs. 请详细阅读这篇文章 在这里.

这一政策变化对国内和国际学生都适用. This type of classification of the student is defined at the point of admission or if t在这里 is a change in citizenship status while enrolled. 因为国际学生不需要重新申请经济援助, 他们的资格将基于他们在入学时的经济援助申请.

The Student Aid Index (SAI) is calculated using the reported income and assets of all parent households on the financial aid application and is also impacted by the number of undergraduate students in the family. 这有时也可以被称为衡量一个家庭支付能力的指标. This policy change will increase the amount of grant used to meet the need of all need-based aid-eligible students.  家庭总收入低于110美元的学生,家庭总资产少于500美元,000 will see a small loan included in their financial aid award to help cover their student aid index (SAI) as determined by their financial aid application. 家庭总收入在110美元以上的学生,000人获得了基于需求的布林茅尔补助金, 这些学生仍然会在他们的经济援助offer上看到贷款, 这笔贷款的一部分将用于支付他们计算的SAI. 

This policy will meet the need of a qualified undergraduate student with more need-based grant than under our previous policy. This means that the student will have lower out-of-pocket costs and more financial aid available to them. Some students and families may still choose to borrow loan funding to assist with their family contribution.

Students will see an increase in the grant aid received depending on family income and assets. A student who is eligible for an increase in grant will see a decrease to their out-of-pocket bill, but the amount due or refund will vary student-to-student based on their overall financial aid eligibility.

这项政策不应影响学生的学习能力, 要么通过联邦勤工俭学计划，要么通过校园就业. T在这里 may be limited situations w在这里 a student’s work award can be affected if they have other need-based aid awards, 比如校外奖学金, 这将使他们的援助总额超过入学费用. 所有的外援将继续在我们的 正常的政策.

根据联邦法规, 财政援助办公室将继续通知学生他们的贷款资格. 学生将不再有贷款，以满足他们的需要, any loan eligibility to help cover the student aid index (SAI) will be included in the student’s financial aid package. 与往常一样，学生可以在他们的学生门户网站中接受或拒绝贷款. 

Students who are ineligible for a need-based Bryn Mawr grant will not see a change to their financial aid eligibility. 然而，我们鼓励美国.S. citizens and Permanent Residents and their families to complete the financial aid process annually, 因为我们每年都会重新评估你申请布林茅尔助学金的资格.

在读学生的助学金申请截止日期为4月15日. 直到我们收到并审查了学生的经济援助申请, we will not be able to definitively let a student know how their grant eligibility will increase. We recommend completing your financial aid application as soon as possible if you are unsure how this change in policy will impact you.

U.美国公民和永久居民必须每年重新申请经济援助. 经济援助资格可以根据收入的变化而波动, 资产变更或兄弟姐妹人数变更为本科生. Please remember that while we are basing your financial aid eligibility on 2022 for the 2024-2025 academic year, 在未来几年，我们将要求家庭在下一个纳税年度重新申请. As financial aid eligibility is assessed every year if your family income or assets went up in 2025 or 2026 your aid eligibility will go down in future years (if all other factors remain similar)

根据联邦法规, 财政援助办公室将继续通知学生他们的贷款资格. 学生将不再有贷款，以满足他们的需要, any loan eligibility to help cover the student aid index (SAI) will be included in the student’s financial aid package. 与往常一样，学生可以在他们的学生门户网站中接受或拒绝贷款. 

Students may always submit a request for reconsideration if their family has experienced a significant change in financial circumstances or when a family’s circumstance has changed after the applications for financial aid have been filed. 学生可以参考 财务状况变更页面 以了解财政援助办公室可以考虑的情况. Please note that students are required to exhaust all self-help opportunities (such as loans and student employment) before they are eligible to be considered for an appeal grant.