Federal Perkins loans and federal Stafford student loans are liabilities incurred by the student and must be repaid. Repayment schedules, which include interest, begin six or nine months after graduation or withdrawal from school, depending on the type of loan. Potential financial aid for non-citizens is limited to institutional aid sources including presidential and dean's scholarships, Ithaca access grants, Ithaca leadership scholarships, endowed and special awards, and campus employment. International students applying for need-based assistance for the first time must complete a foreign student financial aid application and a certification of finances form, available in the admission or financial aid office. Financial Aid Disbursement, Payment of Bills 12.
Financial aid is credited to a student's account in equal amounts for each semester.
Under special circumstances, a student may request permission to use financial aid for summer school attendance. It is a student's responsibility to see that bills are paid in full by the due date - August 15 for the fall semester and January 10 for the spring semester. Students who are expecting to use a Stafford student loan for payment of their bills must submit the loan documents to the financial aid office between May 31 and July 15 for use for the fall semester and before November 15 for use for the spring semester. Anticipated earnings from on-campus employment may not be used as payment on a student's account. Students applying for financial aid will not be discriminated against on the basis of age, color, creed, disability, handicap, national origin, race, sex, or sexual orientation.