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The Financial Aid Office was established at Duquesne
University to coordinate all financial assistance
offered to students at the University. That office
is charged with responsibility to assure that the
principles of financial aid are made operationally
effective.
The following operating policies are designed
to assure that the Financial Aid Office is effective
in carrying out its responsibilities:
- In accordance with established procedures
all students applying for financial assistance
must submit appropriate application forms to
the Financial Aid Office and complete any other
required processes by published deadlines.
- Students applying for financial assistance
are to be given consideration for all of the
programs administered by the University for
which the are eligible. providing funding is
available. The student's aid packaged may consist
of one or more of these programs including scholarship,
grants, work and/or loan or any combination
that best meets the student's needs.
- Funds available to the University for financial
assistance to students shall be processed through
the Financial Aid Office. Nominations of individuals
to receive certain designated scholarships athletic
awards etc. shall be submitted by the responsible
department or agency to the Financial Aid Office.
- The Financial Aid Office shall maintain adequate
records to assure that the aid given to each
student is not in excess of the actual amount
needed to attend the University.
The following general operating procedures are designed
to assure the smooth functioning of the financial
aid program at Duquesne University. Early availability
of information about financial aid requests is essential
to an orderly operation. Therefore:
- The deadline for student applications for
financial aid shall be:
- Undergraduate: May 1
- Graduates: May 31
Students should be aware that funding limits
at times may require strict enforcement of deadline
dates. Students are to be notified as soon as
possible (after receipt of the completed application)of
the financial assistance to be offered to them.
Written acceptance of the aid offered must be
returned to the Financial Aid Office by the
student.
- The Financial Aid Office shall be responsible
for the general processing of all departmental
scholarship funds. athletic awards, and all
other financial aid funds at Duquesne University.
Selection of candidates for certain designated
awards are to be made by the appropriate department:
however, the selection should be made sufficiently
early to permit inclusion of the award in the
financial aid package for all students receiving
financial aid. Departmental awards made after
the students' aid packages have been established
may require adjustment to those packages.
- At times, scholarships and other funds from
outside the University are received directly
by offices other than the Financial Aid Office
for credit to specific student accounts. Copies
of such notices should be sent to the Financial
Aid Office for processing.
- An individual student file is maintained by
the Financial Aid Office for each student receiving
assistance of any kind at the University. This
record shall indicate the total of the student's
needs and the types and amounts of all assistance
received.
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