| The fundamental purpose of
the Financial Aid Office at Duquesne is to attempt
to make it possible for students who would normally
be deprived of a college education because of
inadequate funds to attend college. Every attempt
is made to meet a student's demonstrated need.
However, this is not always possible. Based on
the belief that higher education should not be
a privilege reserved only for those who can afford
to purchase it, that educational opportunities
should not be limited by the financial resources
of the student and his/her family the fact that
total resources available for financial assistance
to students at Duquesne University are limited,
we have adopted these principles for our financial
aid programs.
- The family of a student is expected to make
a maximum effort to assist the student with
college expenses. Financial assistance from
the University is viewed only as supplementary
to the efforts of the student and the family.
- To determine the Expected Family Contribution
and the resulting demonstrated financial need.
the University utilizes the needs analysis provided
through the completion of the Free Application
for Student Aid.
- Financial assistance consists of scholarships,
grants, loans and employment which may be offered
to students in various combinations.
- In selecting students for financial aid, the
University shall place emphasis on financial
need and/or academic achievement in accordance
with criteria of various programs of aid.
- Awards based exclusively on criteria other
than demonstrated need may be made to students
who do not other-wise qualify for financial
assistance; however such awards must be considered
as a resource in determining eligibility for
need based awards.
- Where need-based funds are involved, the total
amount of financial assistance offered to a
student cannot exceed demonstrated financial
need. The onlyexceptions to this restriction
could be PLUS Loans as well as Unsubsidized
Stafford Loans, all of which can be used to
reduce the expected Family Contribution used
to determine need.
- A student who needs financial aid is expected
to apply for the Stafford Loan as well as state
grant assistance (undergraduates who are Pennsylvania
residents must apply by May 1 of each year).
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