Policies

The grant assistance policy provides details on how your financial need and grade point average may impact the amount of institutional aid you receive in future years.

The Financial Aid Office is required by federal statute to recalculate federal financial aid eligibility for students who withdraw, drop out, are dismissed, or take a leave of absence prior to completing 60% of a payment period or term. The federal Title IV financial aid programs must be recalculated in these situations.

To be eligible for financial aid, undergraduate students are required by the Department of Education to make satisfactory academic progress towards completion of their degree.

To be eligible for financial aid, law students are required by the Department of Education to make satisfactory academic progress towards completion of their degree.

This page details the additional benefits that some eligible students have been offered on their W&L award letter. Only students who have been offered these benefits on their initial award letter (or returning students who have been notified by email) are eligible for this additional funding. The programs are listed are also detailed on the insert provided to eligible students with their paper award.

Includes an overview of aid available at Washington and Lee, university and federal requirements for academic progress, loan rates, descriptions, disbursement and repayment schedules and more.

Dependents of Washington and Lee employees may be eligible for the W&L educational Grant Program, Tuition Remission, or Tuition Exchange through the Associated Colleges of the South or Great Lakes College Association. Eligibility is dependent on the number of years of employment and the date of first employment.