Awarding Process
New Women’s College Students
Prospective students are considered for financial aid after they have been accepted by the office of admissions. Students are reviewed for merit based scholarships/awards first. Then federal, state, and need-based institutional aid is awarded.
Funding for institutional aid (Notre Dame Grant and Residence Grant) and campus-based aid (Federal work-study, FSEOG, and Perkins loans) is limited and awarded on a first-come, first-served basis to eligible students who meet the priority deadline for FAFSA filing (February 15).
Funding for state aid is limited and awarded on a first-come, first-served basis to those who meet the state deadline for FAFSA filing (March 1).
Returning Women’s College Students
Returning students must reapply for aid every year and meet the February 15 FAFSA deadline to ensure renewal of institutional aid (Notre Dame Grant and Residence Grant) for which they are eligible.
Scholarships are renewed if the standards are met, as outlined in scholarship acceptance form from admissions.
State aid is awarded to students who meet the March 1 deadline and have renewable awards. Newly submitted applications for state aid are awarded as the University is notified by the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
Federal aid is awarded based on student eligibility.
Campus-based aid (Federal work-study, FSEOG, and Perkins loans) is awarded based on student eligibility and available funding.
College of Adult Undergraduate Studies
College of Adult Undergraduate students who file a FAFSA and register for at least 6 credits per semester are awarded the federal Pell grant, if eligible, and federal Stafford and PLUS loans (if applicable).
Full- and part-time students are considered for relevant state grants if they have met the March 1 state deadline for FAFSA filing.
Newly submitted applications for state aid are awarded as the University is notified by the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
Students who are student-teaching will also be considered for a Notre Dame Grant.
College of Graduate Studies
Graduate students who file a FAFSA and register for at least 6 credits per semester are awarded federal Stafford loans.
Students in the GEI program are offered the GradPLUS loan, as well.
For those students who have met the March 1 state deadline for FAFSA filing, applications for state grants and scholarships are reviewed by the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
School of Pharmacy
New Pharmacy students are awarded financial aid after they have paid the admissions deposit and a FAFSA is received.
Returning pharmacy students must file a FAFSA, preferably by February 15.
Pharmacy students are awarded federal Stafford loans and offered the GradPLUS loan. State grants and scholarships are awarded as the college is notified by the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
Pharmacy students who file a FAFSA by the state deadline of March 1 will also be considered for the Graduate and Professional Scholarship.