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Where do I start?</h1> </header> <div class="col-xs-12 no-bs-padding-left"> <p class="lede">A thorough scholarship search takes time. Students are encouraged to seek out and apply independently for other private scholarships that may be offered by local organizations such as businesses, churches, and civic groups.</p> <p>All outside offers from all sources must be reported to the Office of Financial Aid. This includes outside scholarships, Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), employer tuition remission, parent's employer tuition benefits, etc. You may fax a copy of your offer letter(s) to the Office of Financial Aid at 202-885-1129. Our staff will update your financial aid offer letter with the amount and terms of the offer and let you know the impact of your scholarships on your institutional and federal offers.</p> <h2>Impact of Your Scholarships</h2> <p>All outside scholarships or other resources must be reported to the financial aid office. 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The combined total of all of these offers cannot exceed your need as determined by the FAFSA.</p> <p>If your total does exceed your need, then you are considered to be overawarded and your federal and institutional offers will be reduced to make room for the outside offers. Whenever possible, our office will reduce loan and work study offers before reducing grant and scholarship offers.</p> <h3>Total financial aid cannot exceed total cost of attendance.</h3> <p>Total offers include all gift aid, all need-based aid, as well as all unsubsidized loans, PLUS loans and alternative loans.</p> <p>If the total of all your aid exceeds your total cost of attendance, then you are considered to be overawarded, and your offers will be reduced to make room for the outside offers. 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