Many
agencies,
employers,
military
and
service
organizations
award
funds to
students.
Receipt
of these
external
awards
may
result
in a
reduction
of
financial
aid from
Mercer.
Therefore,
if you
are a
financial
aid
recipient,
you must
notify
the
Office
of
Student
Financial
Planning,
in
writing,
of any
resources
you anticipate
receiving
from
sources
other
than
Mercer.
To the
extent
possible,
we will
adjust
loan
awards
before
reducing
grant
funds.
Students
whose
tuition
is
covered
by an
outside
source
are not
eligible
for
merit
tuition
awards
from the
University.
Examples
of
outside
sources
include
Veterans'
Benefits,
Vocational
Rehab,
Athletics,
Tuition
Waiver,
Employer
Reimbursements,
etc..
It is
also
your
responsibility
to
notify
the
Office
of
Student
Financial
Planning
of any
special
instructions
or
billing
information
regarding
external
funds.
All
checks
for
these
awards
must be
sent to
the
Office
of
Student
Financial
Planning.
No
credit
will be
entered
on your
account
before
the
check
arrives.
It is
Mercer's
policy
to
equally
divide
external
scholarships
between
fall
tuition
and
spring
tuition
each
semester
unless
otherwise
specified
by the
donor.
Mercer
University
Policy
Statement
Financial
Aid for
Army
ROTC
Scholarship
Recipients
Mercer
University
awards a
Mercer
University
Room/Board
Scholarship
to each
student
who
receives
a three
or four
year
Army
ROTC
Tuition
Scholarship.
The
Room/Board
Scholarship
is not
awarded
to
non-scholarship
ROTC
students
or to
students
who are
not
fully
accepted
into the
ROTC
program
(i.e.
have not
passed
the PT
test)
The
Mercer
University
Room/Board
Scholarship
covers
the cost
of the
student’s
direct
charges
for room
and
board at
Mercer
University.
Dorm
charges
covered
go to
the
highest
double
occupancy
rate
(higher
dorm
rates
for
private
bedroom
are not
covered).
If the
student
lives in
University
owned
apartments
or the
Greek
Village,
the
scholarship
will go
to the
Adam/Winship
2
bedroom
apartment
rate.
If a
student
moves
out of
the
University’s
Residence
Hall or
University
owned
apartments,
that
student
automatically
forfeits
the room
portion
of the
scholarship.
If a
student
does not
participate
in a
meal
plan,
that
student
automatically
forfeits
the
board
portion
of the
scholarship.
Students
must
notify
to
Financial
Aid
Office
if they
plan to
move
off-campus
and/or
do not
plan to
purchase
a meal
plan.
The room
portion
of the
Mercer
Room/Board
Scholarship
covers
up to
standard
double
room
rates.
Private
room
charges
are not
covered
by the
Scholarship.
The
board
portion
of the
scholarship
covers
only the
amount
of the
meal
plan in
which
the
student
participates.
Cash
cards
are not
covered.
Both
three
and four
year
Army
ROTC
Scholarship
recipients
are
eligible
to
receive
the
Room/Board
Scholarship
for four
academic
years
(eight
semesters)
at
Mercer
University.
If a
student
attends
Mercer
for more
than
eight
semesters,
the
Room/Board
Scholarship
will
only be
provided
if the
classes
taken
during
the
additional
quarters
are
required
for the
student
to
graduate.
Authorization
from the
Financial
Aid
Office
must be
obtained
prior to
the
beginning
of these
additional
terms.
With the
exception
of the
Room/Board
Scholarship,
financial
aid for
three-year
Army
ROTC
Scholarship
recipients
is
initially
awarded
(i.e.,
freshman
year)
identical
to all
other
freshman
students.
Any
academic
scholarship
received
freshman
year is
based
upon the
student’s
high
school
GPA and
SAT/ACT
score.
Beginning
with a
ROTC
three
year
designee’s
sophomore
year,
the Army
ROTC
Tuition
Scholarship
becomes
effective.
The
recipients
Merit
Award is
cancelled
and the
Army
ROTC
Tuition
Scholarship
and HOPE
pay
tuition.
Any aid
from
other
sources
such as
Pell
Grant
and
Georgia
Tuition
Equalization
Grant
will go
towards
room and
board
and
Mercer
will
make up
the
difference
up to
the
amounts
indicated
above.
In no
circumstance
may the
total
Mercer
aid room
and
board
charges
for the
student.
The
student
is
responsible
for
paying
the
difference
in their
actual
rent
charges
and the
amount
of their
Mercer
Room
scholarship.
Students
are only
given
Board
Scholarships
if they
contract
with the
University
for a
Meal
Plan.
The
amount
of any
Board
Scholarship
will not
exceed
the
student’s
actual
Meal
Plan
charges.
For
enrollment
or
scholarship
information,
contact the
Scholarship
and
Enrollment
Officer:
Major AJ
Cox,
cox_aj@mercer.edu
or
armyrotc@mercer.edu.
