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Outside Awards

Students who receive outside awards will first have a dollar-for-dollar reduction in term-time job expectation in recognition of their success in obtaining outside assistance. Outside awards received in excess of this expectation may be used to reduce the summer earnings contribution. Each year Harvard students obtain over $13 million in outside awards, and many students are able to reduce their undergraduate loan indebtedness and/or work expectations as a result.

Students who receive any outside scholarships, including tuition benefits from parents' employers, should report them to the Financial Aid Office and we will adjust the financial aid package to reflect the receipt of additional resources. All students will receive instructions in June for reporting their outside scholarships. After the adjustment, the total amount of the financial aid package will remain the same, but the funding will be from more sources, with a higher percentage of the financial aid package composed of scholarship aid. Since outside awards are additional resources which reduce need, they may not be used to replace the parent contribution.

Outside award donors often request special handling or additional information before they remit their funds. The following contact information may be helpful as you arrange for your outside awards to be sent to Harvard.

Checks and Requests for Bills

Please send all checks and invoice requests directly to:
Student Receivables Office
Attn: Outside Awards
953 Holyoke Center
1350 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel: 617-495-2739

Proof of Enrollment

Please send all forms requesting certification of enrollment to:
Office of the Registrar
Attn: Pat Dyer
20 Garden St.
Cambridge, MA 02138

Please note: verification of enrollment forms cannot be sent to donors until after Fall Semester Registration on September 11, 2006.

Requests for Grades

All grade requests must include a signed permission from the student to release the grades and a $3.00 fee. Please send all forms requesting grades to:
Office of the Registrar
Attn: Transcript Office
20 Garden St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel: 617-495-1543

To look for possible additional financial aid from outside resources, check our Outside Award Resources page.

Outside Award Bulletin
Fund for Veterans' Education
(Deadline: June 15, 2008)
American Indian Science and Engineering Society
2008 Google Scholarship

(print the above pdf for more information)
(Deadline: June 15, 2008)
NAWIC Scholarship (construction and/or engineering)
(Application available at the Financial Aid Office)
The Sallie Mae 911 Education Fund
(Deadline: OPEN)
Hispanic Scholarship Fund: various awards
(Deadline: VARIED)
Hispanic College Fund: various awards
(Deadline: VARIED)
Various Rhode Island Foundation Scholarships
(Deadline: VARIED)
Leo S. Rowe Fund Interest Free Loans
(Deadline: None)
Singapore Press Holdings Journalism Scholarship
(Deadline: None)
Foresters Financial Partners Scholarships
(Deadline: Various)