Does Swarthmore College offer any merit-based scholarships?
Although most of our scholarship funds– 99%– are distributed solely on the basis of a family’s financial situation My parents are divorced (or are separated or were never married) and one parent is unwilling to submit any information to the financial aid office or to contribute towards my Swarthmore expenses. What can I do? In fairness to all, the College must expect that parents will pay all they are able, and we must assess each parent’s ability after reviewing complete financial documents from each household. The College cannot afford or justify ignoring a parent’s ability to help you nor can we adjust our decision to reflect only what a parent is willing to provide. You might explain to the unwilling parent that we will not share his/her information. Further, by providing information, he/she is in no way obligated to contribute to your Swarthmore education. Rather the information is used merely to measure the amount the College can offer you in aid. Although we cannot increase ou
Although most of our scholarship funds– 99%– are distributed solely on the basis of a family’s financial situation, each year a few special awards take into consideration students’ merits as well as their needs. Please visit our Special Scholarships page. My parents are divorced (or are separated or were never married) and one parent is unwilling to submit any information to the financial aid office or to contribute towards my Swarthmore expenses. What can I do? In fairness to all, the College must expect that parents will pay all they are able, and we must assess each parent’s ability after reviewing complete financial documents from each household. The College cannot afford or justify ignoring a parent’s ability to help you nor can we adjust our decision to reflect only what a parent is willing to provide. You might explain to the unwilling parent that we will not share his/her information. Further, by providing information, he/she is in no way obligated to contribute to your Swart
