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UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL AID

FALL2018

ERIK J. LIPS

Associate Director Financial Aid Emory University

One Student, Many Outcomes

Need Based Merit Based Discounting Program Enticements

• Honors Program
• Instate tuition cost
• Faculty connection/Lab work/Research

Programs

• Dual Degree (Value added) Programs:

Combined BA/MA

ZIP, NADA, 0, NULL SET, NOTHIN’ (But it’s never really zero-summer employment, school year employment, student and parent loans)

Philosophy Behind Need Based Aid

• Families contribute to the extent they’re able, and have primary

responsibility

• Need-based aid programs emphasize fairness and equity across the entire population
• Income and assets reflect a family’s financial strength
• Higher contributions expected from those with greater financial resources
• Unusual financial family circumstances may be considered

Goals of Need-Based Aid:

Access Fit Choice

“Ability to pay vs. willingness to pay”?

Two Types of Financial Aid

Gift Aid

Financial Aid that does not require payment or work to be performed.

Examples:

• Scholarships (Merit: Awarded for talent,

athletics or academic credentials)

• Grants (Typically need-based: Federal,

State, and Institutional)

Self-Help Aid

Financial Aid provided through the work and effort of the student

Examples:

• Federal Direct Loans (Student Loans

fixed 5.05% for 2018-19) Parent PLUS Loans 7.6%

• Student Employment/Work Study

Need Based Aid Basics

Parent Contribution: Income & Assets Student Contribution: Income & Assets

Primary

State Family Size Number in College Prior Tax Info

Secondary

FAFSA www.fafsa.ed.gov

• The FREE APPLICATION for FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA)
• Available October 1 of the student’s Senior Year
• For the 19-20 school year, 2017 tax data will be needed to

complete the application

• Uses parental, student income and assets to generate the Expected

Family Contribution (EFC)

• Used in all Federal Funds awarding
• PELL, SEOG, Perkins Loans, Direct Federal Loans, Work Study, etc.
• Step 1: www.FSAID.ed.gov obtain your federal student aid ID

(both parent and student)

CSS Profile www.collegeboard.com

• Used by organizations and mainly Private Universities to

award nonfederal student aid funds

• Mainly, Private Institutional Grants
• $25 Fee for initial application and one college (or program

report)

• Additional reports are $16
• Completing Online requires a valid credit card or checking account
• Fee waivers are granted automatically — based on the information

entered on the PROFILE application

• Available October 1 of the student’s Senior Year

Non-Custodial Parent PROFILE (HHB)

• When marital status of the biological or adoptive parents is

separated, divorced, or never married (FAFSA doesn’t ask for NC information)

• Waivers should be pursued where abuse, a restraining order,

incarceration, or total disability, etc. exists.

• documentation is necessary
• Unwillingness is not a reason for a university to waive their requirement
• Students need to be proactive and adhere to posted

deadlines

Estimated EFC Chart

How Financial Need Varies Based on Cost

The difference between COA and EFC, the resulting amount may be fully or partially accounted for with gift and/or self-help aid. COA – EFC = NEED

X Y Z

Cost of Expected Family Need Attendance Contribution

(Variable) (Variable) (Constant)

1 2 3 EFC EFC

Net Price Calculator

• Final results display to help

the family understand the break down of costs

• Drawbacks?
• Merit awards are rarely

presented

• Income information

(garbage in, garbage out)

• Family still needs to apply

for aid (on time)

• 150k family, 200k home equity, 50k cash

$27,626 $35,876

Quick and easy tool: MyinTuition

• www.myintuition.org
• Quick and easy tool to understand affordability
• Emory University example
• $150,000 family
• $200,000 Home Equity
• $50,000 cash/investments

Results

Another Outcome

What is Merit Aid?

Academic Athletic Talent Demographics

Merit Aid, the basics

• Eligibility for Merit Awards

▪Application processes will vary greatly by school

• With Admission Application??
• Nomination by High School/College invite??

▪Criteria will depend on the objectives of the awarding

entity

▪ Colleges/Universities ▪ Online/Local Organization Scholarship Awards

▪The more selective the institution, fewer (if any)

merit-based awards exist

Emory Scholars Program

• Application Deadline is November 15th
• Even if applying Regular decision (Jan 1) the application must be

submitted by Nov. 15 to be considered

• Self Nomination
• Just check the Emory Scholar box on the admission application
• Student will be considered for the MLK (APS schools
• nly) and Woodruff Scholarship
• Total award covers tuition, fees, room and board.
• For 2018-2019 this totaled: $68,812

One Student, Many Outcomes

Need Based Merit Based Discounting Program Enticements

• Honors Program
• Instate tuition cost
• Faculty connection/Lab work/Research

Programs

• Dual Degree (Value added) Programs:

Combined BA/MA

ZIP, NADA, 0, NULL SET, NOTHIN’ (But it’s never really zero-summer employment, school year employment, student and parent loans)

Questions??

Popular Scholarship Search Engines

• www.Cappex.com
• www.Scholarships.com
• www.fastweb.com
• www.niche.com
• www.scholarshipexperts.com
• www.NerdWallet.com