Will I lose some financial aid if I receive an outside resource?

Congratulations on your outside resource award!

Outside resources received for educational expenses, including any made payable to the student, must be reported to the financial aid office. These can include, but are not limited to: outside scholarships, awards, and grants; tuition benefits from an employer; VA benefits; and ROTC scholarships.

Our policy allows for outside resources to reduce or replace a student's leave-term earnings expectation, their employment expectation, and any optional loan in the award offer. An optional loan is added to help cover insurance costs not already covered by Dartmouth, as well as the allowable cost of a computer in a student's first year. Outside resources that exceed these amounts will reduce Dartmouth Scholarship dollar-for-dollar. They cannot be applied to reduce the calculated Parent Contribution by Dartmouth.

If you have concerns about how an outside resource may impact your financial aid offer, contact us!