Outside scholarships or tuition benefits will reduce the self-help component (loans and work-study) of your financial aid package, but will not reduce the parent contribution. If all the self-help in your award is cancelled, in some cases Cornell grant aid will need to be reduced or cancelled as well.
Scholarship checks received by our office will be divided equally between fall and spring semesters, unless otherwise indicated in writing by the donor.
It’s important to notify the Office of Financial Aid and Student Employment of any outside scholarships you receive, so the appropriate adjustments can be made.
Scholarship checks should be sent to:
Cornell University
Office of Financial Aid and Student Employment
Scholarship Division
P.O. Box 752
Ithaca, NY 14851
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