Saint Joseph's University

What is Financial Aid?
Financial aid is funds provided to student-athletes from various sources to pay or assist in paying their cost of education at the institution. As used in NCAA legislation, financial aid includes all institutional financial aid and other permissible financial aid.

How much Financial Aid can I receive?
A student-athlete can receive up to the cost of attendance for the university. Cost of attendance is an amount calculated by an institutional financial aid office, using federal regulations, that includes the total cost of tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, transportation and other expenses related to attendance at the institution.

What is Cost of Attendance?
It is the amount calculated by an institutional financial aid office, using federal regulations, that includes the total cost of tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, transportation, and other expenses related to attendance at the institution.

How long do I receive Financial Aid?
If a student's athletic ability is considered in any degree in awarding financial aid, such aid shall be awarded for either a period of one academic year or multi-year time frame.  Please note: For a NLI to be issued, athletic aid must be awarded during the initial year of enrollment (freshmen year). 

Can my Financial Aid be renewed?
The renewal of institutional financial aid each year based in any degree on athletic ability shall be made on or before July 1 prior to the academic year in which is it to be effective. The institution shall promptly notify in writing each student-athlete who received an award the previous academic year and who has eligibility remaining in the sport in which financial aid was awarded the previous academic year whether the grant has been renewed or not renewed for the ensuing academic year.

Can my Financial Aid not be renewed?
It is permissible for an institution that has notified a student-athlete that he or she will not be provided institutional financial aid for the next academic year subsequently to award financial aid to that student-athlete.