Announcements & News:
Summer Work-Study
The application for 2012 Summer Work-Study is available here. If you are interested in Summer Work-Study, please (1) submit the Summer Work-Study application directly to the Caltech Financial Aid Office and (2) submit your complete 2012-2013 financial aid application (with all supporting documents) to IDOC by May 9, 2012. The Summer Work-Study employment period is from July 1 through September 30, 2012. Eligibility for Summer Work-Study is contingent upon the availability of funds and your demonstrated financial need. The Summer Work-Study award is designed to allow you to earn your upcoming summer earnings expectation. You are expected to save a minimum of $1,500 from the $6,000 award.
Revised Undergraduate Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy for Financial Aid Eligibility: Effective fall 2011, the Institute was required to modify its Satisfactory Academic Progress policy in accordance with new federal regulations to ensure that each student who is receiving financial aid maintains satisfactory academic progress toward his or her degree. Please review the revised policy on the Satisfactory Academic Progress page of this website.
Net Price Calculator: The Institute is pleased to introduce the Caltech Net Price Calculator. Prospective applicants and/or their parents are invited to utilize this tool to estimate their financial aid eligibility and their out-of-pocket cost to complete an undergraduate degree program at Caltech. Our net price calculator will show many of you that a Caltech education may be more affordable than you might have previously thought.
Financial Aid Recipients and Health Insurance: Students are no longer required to purchase the Institute's health insurance provided they have coverage through a comparable plan. However, once you enroll in the Caltech Student Health Insurance Plan, you are eligible to have that additional cost added to your Student Expense Budget, if you are currently receiving need-based financial aid. To be considered for additional loan and/or scholarship assistance to cover the cost, you must submit a written request for review using this form. Please do not hesitate to contact the Financial Aid Office if you (or your parents) should have any questions about this process.
Attention New/Returning Students: To apply for a loan for 2011-2012 please click here.
Attention Graduate Students: The Financial Aid Office awards Federal and Institute student loans to eligible domestic graduate students. International graduate students who have completed their first year of study at Caltech may also be eligible to receive Institute-sponsored loans. For more information please call our office 626-395-6280.
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