External Aid

Reporting

Students who receive outside scholarships or tuition benefits are required to report these sources of aid to the Office of Financial Aid. Please complete our online Outside Scholarship Notification form to report your outside scholarships to our office.

Federal regulations require that all outside scholarships or tuition benefits be coordinated and incorporated with your Pitzer financial aid package. Outside scholarships or tuition benefits are not added on top of your current financial aid package and do not replace your parent contribution.

Impact to Aid

To limit the impact of your outside scholarship or tuition benefit to your existing financial aid package, the Office of Financial Aid will first reduce your student summer earnings contribution (if one was assessed), followed by your need-based student loans, followed by your work-study.

If the amount of your outside scholarship or tuition benefit exceeds your summer contribution, need-based loan, and work-study, an adjustment will be made to your Pitzer Scholarship. Before we adjust your Pitzer Scholarship, we may reach out to you to see if you have additional educational expenses that may be covered by your outside scholarship or tuition benefit.

If you received a scholarship check and it was made payable to you, please report this scholarship directly to the Office of Financial Aid via email with the name of the organization and the amount awarded to you for the academic year. Checks made payable to you should be given to the Office of Financial Aid so we can pay the funds to your student account. Checks not made payable to you should be made payable to Pitzer College and sent to:

Pitzer College
Office of Financial Aid
1050 N. Mills Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711

Checks made payable to Pitzer will be disbursed to your student account after we have received the check from the organization.

If you require proof of enrollment to receive your scholarship funds, please contact the Office of the Registrar.

If you require a copy of your financial aid offer to receive your scholarship funds, you can download a pdf copy through your MyCampus2 Portal - simply go to the FinAid tab and click on Awards.

If you require a copy of your bill to receive your scholarship funds, log into CASHNet and download a copy of your billing statement.

If you’re interested in applying for outside scholarships, here are a few search engines:

• Fastweb!

• BigFuture

• Scholarships.com

• College Resource Network

• Cappex

• Unigo

Veteran students and their dependents can take full advantage of their educational benefits at Pitzer! With support from various U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (USDVA) programs and Pitzer's Yellow Ribbon program, a Pitzer education becomes an affordable option for veterans and their families.

In collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Pitzer's Yellow Ribbon program assists veterans and their dependents by paying for tuition and fees.

Eligibility

Veterans or their designated transferees (spouse or dependent children) may receive funding for the Yellow Ribbon program if they meet the following criteria under the Post 9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) with 100% eligibility:

• Completed at least 36 months of active duty service with an honorable discharge.
• Completed at least 30 continuous days of service on or after September 11, 2001, with a discharge or release due to a service-connected disability.
• Dependents are eligible for Transfer of Entitlement based on the parent's veteran service.

Please note:

• Veterans with less than 100% eligibility under the Post 9/11 GI Bill are not eligible for the Yellow Ribbon program.
• Active-duty service members and their spouses are not eligible for this program.

For the 2024-25 academic year, the payment rates are up to $28,937.09 (national maximum). 

100% service eligibility & Yellow Ribbon Match

Veterans or their transferees with 100% service eligibility qualify for the maximum $28,937.09 in Post 9/11 GI Bill tuition benefits. The Yellow Ribbon program then covers any remaining tuition and fees not covered by the GI Bill.

Less than 100% service eligibility

Veterans or their transferees with less than 100% service eligibility are only eligible for Post 9/11 GI Bill tuition benefits. The benefit amount is calculated by multiplying the national maximum ($28,937.09) by the percentage of service eligibility.  

Veterans or their transferees who qualify for the Post 9/11 GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon program may also qualify for other financial aid. Veteran benefits and the Yellow Ribbon program cover tuition and fees only; students needing additional assistance with housing, food, books, and supplies are encouraged to apply for need-based financial aid. Complete all financial aid requirements to be considered for additional federal, state and Pitzer need-based aid.

First, request a Certificate of Eligibility from the Department of Veterans Affairs and submit it to the Office of Financial Aid. Then, Pitzer's school certifying official in the Registrar’s Office, Daniel Franco, will submit the funding request to the VA. For more details, visit the Veteran’s Education Benefits section on the Registrar’s website.