2009-2010 Bulletin – PDF - SEAS Bulletin - Columbia University

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process for evaluating student’s academic
progress, see the section on
Conduct and Discipline in this bulletin.
A student who is required to withdraw
because of failure to make satisfactory
academic progress may appeal the
decision to the Committee on Academic
Screening. Upon returning to the School
of Engineering and Applied Science following
a required withdrawal period, a
student regains eligibility for financial aid.
FINANCIAL AID AWARDS
Financial aid is awarded in the form of a
“package,’’ consisting of a combination
of the various types of financial aid for
which the student is eligible. Most financial
aid packages include a combination
of grant and “self-help.’’ The self-help
portion of a financial aid package consists
of a part-time job during the academic
year. Grants from government
sources or directly from Columbia cover
any remaining need beyond that covered
by the self-help award.
Columbia determines the institutional,
federal, and New York State financial aid
programs for which each student is eligible
and awards funds appropriately. In
addition to applying to Columbia for assistance,
all financial aid applicants are
expected to apply for any other grant/
scholarship aid for which they may be
eligible. Students must notify the Office
of Financial Aid and Educational Financing
if any outside awards are received.
Students who receive financial aid
from Columbia grant permission to the
Office of Financial Aid and Educational
Financing to release relevant personal,
academic, and financial information to
persons or organizations outside
Columbia in order to institute or to continue
financial assistance that they might
be eligible to receive from such sources.
Students can expect that Columbia will
respect their right to privacy and release
information only as necessary.
The following sources of financial aid
may be included in a financial aid package
from Columbia.
SEAS 2009–2010