Merit scholarships are automatically renewed each year provided you maintain the required gpa for your scholarship. It really depends on the amount of the outside scholarships and on whether or not we have been able to meet your need with other aid. Please notify us when you find out you have received an outside scholarship, and we will notify you of any changes to your existing aid award by sending you a revised aid award. Please keep in mind that outside scholarships do not replace the expected family contribution. Instead, they must be counted as financial aid and deducted from the amount of aid eligibility.
Centre encourages students to pursue scholarships from other agencies.
Parental income is not the only factor that determines aid eligibility, and some people are pleasantly surprised to find that they qualify for aid. For a breakdown of aid awards by income level, see our chart in the Costs section. We heard that tax credits exist for families who pay higher education tuition. In 1997 the Taxpayer Relief Act was introduced, allowing eligible families to receive tax benefits for higher education costs. The Hope Scholarship Credit, Lifetime Learning Credit, and Education IRA are outlined fully in IRS Publication 970, Tax Benefits for Higher Education.