{"id":156,"date":"2012-08-02T09:09:56","date_gmt":"2012-08-02T14:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/financialaid\/?page_id=156"},"modified":"2025-10-28T11:00:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:00:59","slug":"outside-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/financialaid\/outside-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Outside Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Outside scholarships are added to the financial aid award\u00a0already offered by St. Olaf. However, when a student has a need-based award, college policy and federal regulations may require us to make adjustments to the aid award. If aid award adjustments are required, adjustments will be made first to the Federal Student\u00a0Loan component of your aid award. If further reductions are required, student employment would then be reduced.<\/p>\n

In cases where outside scholarships exceed the amount of your loan and student employment, and the student’s costs are fully funded, your St. Olaf Grant may be reduced.\u00a0This is very rare and please feel free to contact our office if you think this will be applicable to your situation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In all cases, outside scholarships improve the financial aid package<\/strong> by increasing the total grant and scholarship dollars in your award and may reduce student\u00a0loan debt.<\/p>\n

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We ask that students notify us about outside scholarships they are receiving. Please let us know the name and amount of the scholarship, what terms it should be applied to, and whether it will be sent to the student or St. Olaf. This helps streamline the process of getting scholarships applied to student accounts and addressing any issues that arise. If there are any forms that need to be filled out by our office for an outside scholarship, please email them to finaid@stolaf.edu or stop by Tomson 120.<\/p>\n

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Scholarships can be sent to St. Olaf electronically or mailed to:<\/h5>\n
Financial Aid Office<\/h5>\n
1520 St. Olaf Ave\u00a0<\/h5>\n
Northfield, MN 55057<\/h5>\n

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Outside Scholarship Resources<\/h2>\n\n

There are many privately funded scholarships available for students attending a higher education institution. Students are more likely to win smaller local scholarships. We recommend having a conversation with\u00a0your high school guidance counselor about available local scholarships.<\/p>\n

Larger companies and organizations also offer outside scholarships. We encourage you to be cautious when considering outside scholarships and confirm the legitimacy of the organization and the scholarships.<\/p>\n

The databases linked will help guide you through the process of finding applicable scholarships that apply to you specifically. Although it is a time consuming process, you may be an application away from receiving additional gift aid towards your tuition costs. Many of these scholarships are geared toward prospective students.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n

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Outside Scholarship Databases<\/h3>\n\n