Scholarship information is also available from the department in which you are majoring, in Fenwick Library at the research desk, in public libraries in the reference section, from your or your parents employers, from civic organizations, churches, or through various scholarship search services. We have also provided FREE on-line private scholarship search tools through the Web. The OSFA welcomes feedback from the students and parents. Please direct all concerns to your counselor first for resolution. Mail Stop 3B5, Fairfax, Virginia 22030-4444.
Additional information regarding the financial aid application process is available.
At George Mason University, the priority filing date is March 1st of the year for which you are applying for financial aid. The primary factor is financial need. The difference between these is financial need. Whether or not a school is able to meet this financial need is determined by the timing of your financial aid application, availability of funds, and eligibility requirements for the individual financial aid programs. Specific satisfactory academic progress requirements have been established the GMU Office of Student Financial Aid in accordance with federal and state guidelines.