Financial Aid Essentials

Financial aid can be confusing to students and their families. Eckerd College can offer you guidance in applying for financial aid, as well as exploring options for funding your Eckerd College educational expenses.

What exactly is financial aid?

Financial aid is a comprehensive term used to describe all types of assistances that is awarded to attend college. Scholarships, grants, loans and work programs are all types of financial aid. Financial aid may be awarded based on individual merit. Or it may be awarded based on financial need.

Eckerd College awards nearly 20 million dollars in institutional scholarship and grants to 91% of the student attending our residential program. Over 38 million dollars in financial aid is received by 94% of students attending Eckerd College. Please click on the links below to learn more about:

Merit awards and scholarships
Sources of financial aid
Applying for financial aid
Renewing financial aid

If you want to speak to a member of the financial aid office, please do not hesitate to contact us. You can also e-mail us at finaid@eckerd.edu with any questions you need answered.