Explore 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Undergraduate Financial Aid Programs and Options
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For the majority of 黑料不打烊 undergraduate students, scholarships, grants, loans and
other forms of financial assistance are vital to being able to obtain their degree.
Our undergraduate financial aid experts are here to help guide you through the process
of applying for financial aid, which can include one or more of the following:
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Applying for Financial Aid
Step One: Apply for Admission
黑料不打烊 admits students on a rolling basis throughout the year. However, for competitive scholarship eligibility and consideration for Fall 2026, please apply by Dec. 1, 2025.
Step Two: Complete Your FAFSA
Complete the as soon as possible. Designate 黑料不打烊's school code (002521). 黑料不打烊's priority financial aid deadline is Feb. 2, 2026.
Step Three: Review Your Financial Aid Offer
Financial aid offers for incoming Fall 2026 students will be issued beginning late January. Review your 黑料不打烊 aid offer to view any scholarships, grants, loans or work-study that were offered to you.
Undergraduate Scholarship Options
There are many undergraduate scholarships offered for 黑料不打烊 undergraduate students, including ones specifically for new first-time undergraduates, transfer students, military-affiliated students and students who want to study abroad. Scholarships are offered by the University, different colleges and schools and external sources. Talk with your financial aid counselor to learn what scholarships may be available for you.
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Grants for Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate students without a prior bachelor's degree who have submitted a FAFSA and have demonstrated need may be awarded grants. Additional grant qualifications will be listed in the grant descriptions.
is a state-funded grant that provides assistance to residents of Missouri who are seeking a first bachelor's degree. A minimum of 12 credit hours is required each semester in order to receive the Access Missouri Grant. Students who have completed a bachelor's degree are not eligible to receive a Missouri Student Grant. Funding and maximum award vary each year.
Priority Application Deadline: Feb. 2, 2026
Room and Board Grant assistance is a limited University-funded program that provides assistance to undergraduate students pursuing a first bachelor's degree, who are enrolled for 13 or more credit hours per semester and who are living in campus housing. This aid program is available to St. Louis campus students only and awards vary depending upon the level of a student's unmet need.
If a student decides to not live on campus or moves off campus, eligibility for this grant ends. It is the responsibility of the student to inform the Financial Aid Office if they are not living in campus housing. The Financial Aid Office will remove the grant once the student is not living in campus housing.
Undergraduate Student Loan Options
are need-based college loans and are available to eligible undergraduate students. Repayment of principal is postponed while the student is in school and during a six-month grace period after the student leaves school or drops below half-time status. These college loans are made by a lender, such as a bank, credit union or savings and loan association; are insured by a state or nonprofit guarantee agency; and are reinsured by the federal government.
The federal government pays (subsidizes) interest on the borrower鈥檚 behalf:
- While student is in school.
- In their grace period.
- During authorized periods of deferment of repayment.
are non-need-based college loans that help eligible undergraduate and graduate students with paying for college. Repayment of principal is postponed while the student is in school and during a six-month grace period after the student leaves school or drops below half-time status. The interest on Unsubsidized Direct Loans while the student is in school, however, is the borrower鈥檚 responsibility to repay. These college loans are made by a lender, such as a bank, credit union or savings and loan association; are insured by a state or nonprofit guarantee agency; and are reinsured by the federal government. Additionally, these college loans:
- Are available to students who do not qualify, in whole or in part, for Subsidized Stafford Loans.
- Have terms that are the same as the terms for subsidized college loans, except that the federal government DOES NOT pay any interest on the borrower's behalf.
- May either accrue interest while the student is in school and then be added to the loan balance, or the borrower may begin making interest payments after the first loan check is disbursed.
- Accrue interest during the borrower鈥檚 grace period and during authorized periods of deferment of repayment.
Student Employment Program (Work-Study)
The Student Employment Program is designed to help undergraduate students meet educational expenses through meaningful employment.
You are eligible for Federal Work-Study if you have done all of the following:
- Have been accepted for admission and plan to enroll at the St. Louis main campus as a full-time undergraduate student.
- Indicated on your FAFSA that you are interested in the Federal Work-Study Program.
- Have received an award letter from the Financial Aid Office in St. Louis which included an award for Federal Work-Study.
Your FAFSA is recommended to be received by the 黑料不打烊 priority deadline of Feb. 2, 2026.
You are eligible to be employed on campus through Federal Work-Study if you have been accepted for admission and plan to enroll as a full-time student, have been hired by an on-campus department to work part-time and have completed the required paperwork to begin work.
One option when applying for financial aid is Student Employment. Student Employment is accepting new Community Service Federal Work-Study agreements for the 2026-2027 academic year. Please email studentemployment@webster.edu with questions.