Financial Aid

If you are on financial aid and are considering participating in the Cooperative Education Program, contact the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid(OSFA) to learn how your earnings from a Co-op job could affect the amount and type of aid that you receive in the future.

• As a general rule, you shouldn’t expect to receive financial aid while you are on a Co-op rotation. 
  
• While you are in a Co-op work assignment, keep a record of additional expenses you incur during your Co-op job. OSFA staff may consider these costs when reviewing your Co-op earnings.
• DO NOT collect your financial aid at the beginning of any semester in which you anticipate going on a Co-op work assignment. If you do collect aid and then go on assignment, you must pay back the full amount immediately.
• Contact the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid with additional details.