Grant application policy for returning students
Note: The following policy is in compliance with federal, state, and School of Law regulations and policies. Need-based grant assistance is financed by the University; grant assistance is NOT a federal program. Many law schools do require parent information when considering a student for institutional need-based programs.
As of the 2006-2007 academic year, ALL students who were accepted by the University of Connecticut School of Law were considered for need-based university grant assistance for fall and spring semesters. The Tuition Remission Grant Program was awarded to eligible evening and day students.
Returning students who are applying for grant assistance
must submit the 2010-2011 Parent Information Form if the student will not be 24 years old on or before 12/31/10.
This form must be submitted by the priority deadline of April 23, 2010. If this information is not submitted, a student will not be considered for grant assistance and the deadlines will not be waived. Late applications will be considered for aid if additional funding becomes available. Students whose parents are divorced must have a form submitted from both parents (and step-parents if applicable).
A signed copy of the parents/stepparent's 2009 federal tax return with ALL schedules and W-2's must also be submitted as part of the application for grant assistance no later than April 23, 2010. Parent information should also be included on the 2010-2011 FAFSA.
A waiver of this requirement may be granted only in extreme and unusual circumstances and not solely because parents are not willing to provide financial information. A student who files for emancipation will NOT qualify for a waiver of this requirement. Even if a student has not/will not receive support from parents/stepparents, the parent information is still required.
Evening students must be registered for at least 9 credits during any given fall and/or spring semester. Day students must also be registered for at least 12 credits to maintain full eligibility for any grant awarded. 9 credits is the minimum number of credits to qualify for a prorated amount of the original grant awarded.
Students who are applying only for federal and/or alternative loans are not required to submit parent information or their tax information (unless a student's Free Application for Federal Student Aid is selected for verification by the federal processing center). Students are required to reapply for financial assistance every year. The policy outlined above is applicable every year that a student applies for grant assistance while attending the University of Connecticut School of Law. Eligibility is subject to change in response to funding that is available or changes in federal, state, School of Law, or University policies.