Williams expects all eligible financial aid candidates from these states to apply for such grants. Application forms for both federal and Williams aid are available from the Office of Financial Aid in January, with a completion and return deadline of April 15. Renewal and new awards for upperclass students are normally mailed in late June or early July. The college is committed to meeting the demonstrated need of eligible students for each year they qualify. Some students who do not initially qualify may become eligible in subsequent years because of changed family circumstances such as younger siblings entering college or extended parental unemployment.
Eligible students can receive assistance for a maximum of eight semesters.
Consequently, students who withdraw during a semester may have their scholarship reduced the semester they return. The 1914 Library has more than 30,000 volumes available for loan. The library serves more than 700 financial aid recipients annually.