2008-2009 Bulletin – PDF - SEAS Bulletin - Columbia University

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students are considered for financial
aid purposes to be making satisfactory
academic progress as long as they are
allowed to continue enrollment. For
details of The Fu Foundation School of
Engineering and Applied Science’s
process for evaluating student’s academic
progress, see the section on
Conduct and Discipline in this bulletin.
A student who is required to withdraw
because of failure to make satisfactory
academic progress may appeal the
decision to the Committee on Academic
Screening. Upon returning to the School
of Engineering and Applied Science following
a required withdrawal period, a
student regains eligibility for financial aid.
FINANCIAL AID AWARDS
Financial aid is awarded in the form of a
“package,’’ consisting of a combination
of the various types of financial aid for
which the student is eligible. Most financial
aid packages include a combination
of grant and “self-help.’’ The self-help
portion of a financial aid package consists
of a part-time job during the academic
year. Grants from government
sources or directly from Columbia cover
any remaining need beyond that covered
by the self-help award.
Columbia determines the institutional,
federal, and New York State financial aid
programs for which each student is eligible
and awards funds appropriately. In
addition to applying to Columbia for assistance,
all financial aid applicants are
expected to apply for any other grant/
scholarship aid for which they may be
eligible. Students must notify the Office
of Financial Aid and Educational Financing
if any outside awards are received.
Students who receive financial aid
from Columbia grant permission to the
Office of Financial Aid and Educational
Financing to release relevant personal,
academic, and financial information to
persons or organizations outside
Columbia in order to institute or to continue
financial assistance that they might
be eligible to receive from such sources.
Students can expect that Columbia will
respect their right to privacy and release
information only as necessary.
The following sources of financial aid
may be included in a financial aid package
from Columbia.
A. Grants and Scholarships
Through the Columbia University Grant
(CUG) program, need-based grants are
made to full-time matriculated Columbia
students without expectation of repayment.
Grants are funded through a variety
of University resources, including
annual gifts and endowed accounts.
Federal Supplemental Educational
Opportunity Grants (SEOG) are grants
made under Title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended,
from funds supplied entirely by the federal
government. These funds are
awarded to students who demonstrate
financial need and are made without
expectation of repayment. The amount
of an individual grant may range from
$200 to $4,000 per year.
The Federal Pell Grant program is
authorized by the Education Amendments
of 1972. Under this program the
federal government provides grants to
students who qualify on the basis of
financial need. Pell grants range from
$890 to $4,731.
The New York State Tuition
Assistance Program (TAP) provides
grants to full-time, matriculated New
York State residents who meet New
York State’s eligibility standards. Current
TAP award amounts range from $275
to $5,000.
Other grants/scholarships may be
available to students from a variety of
outside sources. These include, but are
not limited to, awards sponsored by
secondary schools, civic organizations,
parental employers, corporations, and
the National Merit and National Achievement
Scholarship programs. Outside
scholarships are used to reduce the
self-help component of the financial aid
package. Only after self-help has been
completely eliminated will the scholarships
begin to reduce any Columbia
grant.
B. Student Employment
All students who receive financial aid
from Columbia are expected to have a
part-time job to help meet the cost of
education. Most students work on or
near campus, but there are many interesting
and rewarding jobs throughout
New York City as well.
The University’s Center for Career
Education maintains an extensive listing
of student employment opportunities,
both for federal work-study positions
and other student employment options,
which do not receive federal funding.
SEAS 2008–2009