2012-2013 - Sweet Briar College

Application Deadlines
Application deadlines in effect for the 2013-2014 school year for regular decision applicants for
admission, February 15, 2013; and for currently enrolled students who have received need-based
assistance in the 2012-2013 school year, May 15, 2013.
General Information
Students or family members who have questions about eligibility for need-based assistance or who
wish to have information regarding the College’s tuition payment plans should contact the Financial
Aid Office.
The Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant
The Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant (VTAG) was instituted by the General Assembly of the
Commonwealth in 1972 to help reduce the difference in the cost of tuition between Virginia’s public
and private colleges. Any student who is a legal resident of Virginia and attends a Virginia private
college as a full-time, degree- seeking student is eligible to receive the VTAG, regardless of eligibility
for need aid. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) estimates that the amount of
the 2012-2013 VTAG will be $2,800; the actual amount is dependent on funds appropriated by the
Virginia General Assembly and therefore may be less than this. Applications are available at the
Financial Aid Office or through SCHEV, .
Sweet Briar College Virginia Grant
Sweet Briar College offers a $7,500 grant to undergraduate students entering in the 2012-2013
academic year who are legal residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia and eligible for the VTAG. In
addition, these students will be considered for need-based assistance and additional merit scholarship
assistance, depending on their eligibility. However, for those Virginia residents who also qualify for one
of Sweet Briar’s merit scholarships, the Sweet Briar College Virginia Grant becomes part of that total
scholarship award. To be eligible for the Sweet Briar College Virginia Grant, students must be enrolled
at Sweet Briar as full-time, undergraduate degree-seeking students.
Academic Scholarships
Sweet Briar College is pleased to be able to recognize excellence in all its forms. The College values
students of extraordinary overall academic achievement, along with those who have developed special
competence in the areas of art, natural science, music, humanities, or social sciences. Sweet Briar also
seeks students who have shown superior involvement in school and community activities.
Named scholarship funds—Prothro, Founders, Commonwealth, Betty Bean Black, Sweet Briar, and
Fletcher—are made possible by gifts provided by generous alumnae and friends of the College. Such
philanthropy has made it possible for Sweet Briar to rank among the highest in the nation in the amount
of endowment per student.