Can people receive merit aid without submitting a financial aid application?

[mellie0]

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Just wondering if there's any chance of scholarship/grant money without applying to financial aid (need-based aid) per se.

 

[Siromas]

I read of someone receiving a full-ride scholarship for an MD program even before the FAFSA opened for submission.

 

[DBC03]

Just wondering if there's any chance of scholarship/grant money without applying to financial aid (need-based aid) per se.

Based on your current options, I think you have some good prospects for merit scholarships! Most of the schools I have interviewed at don't look at financials/FAFSA/etc. for merit scholarships. It might vary by school, though.

 

[twentyeightmiles]

Some schools I've seen say they need the FAFSA for any aid at all. Other schools started giving merit aid alongside acceptances back in April, pre-FAFSA, so presumably they don't require it. 🙂

 

[mellie0]

Thanks y'all for your responses 🙂🙂

 

[Leopold23]

I was awarded a scholarship to one of my schools before receiving financial aid stuff