Early Financial Aid Estimator

Freshman Aid Estimator

Many students have questions about their eligibility for scholarships and other types of financial assistance available at Westminster College. To help students and their families plan, we offer a free financial aid estimator service for incoming undergraduate students.

Based on the information you provide and the funding expected to be available for the 2010-2011 academic year, the estimator determines the student’s eligibility for merit and need scholarships and grants, work-study, and loans. The questions you answer will assist us in estimating the family contribution in accordance with the federal formula and guidelines. We then put together your estimated financial aid package assuming you will be an incoming member of the 2010-2011 class and your FAFSA will be on file with us by our April 15th priority deadline.

Our early financial aid estimator form can be filled out and submitted online or you may print a paper copy and either mail or fax it to our office. Please keep in mind that questions about the student’s parent(s) should be answered based on the parent with whom the student lives or the parent who will provide more than fifty percent of the student’s support during the 2010-2011 academic year. If that parent is remarried, information about the stepparent should also be included. Our financial aid staff is happy to answer any questions you have about the form. We can be reached by phone at (801) 832-2500 or by e-mail at financialaidoffice@westminstercollege.edu.

Click Here to Complete the Freshman Aid Estimator Form Online

Click Here to Print the Freshman Aid Estimator Form for Hard Copy Submission 

Transfer Student Aid Estimator

Are you an independent or dependent transfer student?  You are considered to be an independent student for the 2010-2011 academic year if you can answer “yes” to one or more of the following questions:

1. Were you born before January 1, 1987?
2. At the beginning of 2010-2011 will you be working on a master’s or doctorate program? (MA, MBA, MD, JD, PhD, EdD, or graduate certificate)?
3.  Are you currently serving on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces for purposes other than training or are you a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces?
4. As of today, are you married? (Answer yes if you are separated but not divorced)
5. Do you have children who receive more than half of their support from you?
6. Do you have dependents (other than your children or spouse) who will live with you and who will receive more than half of their support from you through June 30, 2010? 
7.  At any time since you turned age 13, were both your parents deceased, were you in foster care or were you a dependent or ward of the court?
8.  Are you or were you an emancipated minor as determined by a court?
9.  Are you or were you in legal guardianship as determined by a court?
10.  At any time on or after July 1, 2009, did your high school or school district homeless liaison determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless?
11.  At any time on or after July 1, 2009, did the director of an emergency shelter, runaway or homeless youth basic center, or transitional housing program determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless?

If you can answer yes to one of these questions, you are considered an independent student and should complete the independent form answering questions about yourself and your spouse, if applicable.

Click Here to Complete the Independent Student Aid Estimator Form Online

Click Here to Print the Independent Student Aid Estimator Form for Hard Copy Submission  

If you cannot answer “yes” to one of the above questions, you will be considered a dependent student for the 2010-2011 academic year and will need to submit information about your parent(s). Please keep in mind that questions about the student’s parent(s) should be answered based on the parent with whom the student lives or the parent who will provide more than fifty percent of the student’s support during the 2010-2011 academic year. If that parent is remarried, information about the stepparent should also be included. Our financial aid staff is happy to answer any questions you have about the form. We can be reached by phone at (801) 832-2500 or by e-mail at financialaidoffice@westminstercollege.edu.

Click Here to Complete the Dependent Student Aid Estimator Form Online

Click Here to Print the Dependent Student Aid Estimator Form for Hard Copy Submission