Financial Matters
Financial Aid
If you have it, you know it -- Princeton has a pretty amazing financial aid program. For some, graduating debt-free is not just a dream. And if you’re on financial aid, your relationship with the Financial Aid Office is never over (you probably want to be on good terms with them for as long as possible anyway). If you’re not on financial aid and your situation suddenly changes, go to talk to someone in the Financial Aid Office in West College and ask for help. Be sure to make an appointment far in advance, though; slots fill up quickly, especially at the beginning of the year.
Funding Sources
One of the best things about Princeton is that it's far from the brink of bankruptcy. If you've got a good idea, someone may provide you with good money to make it happen.
The Office of the Dean of the College maintains a pretty comprehensive list of funding sources for pretty much anything you can imagine, and so does the Vice President for Campus Life. There is money available for travel and field work expenses (especially come thesis-time) from many academic departments, class funds and the Woodrow Wilson School. The Student Volunteers Council (SVC) has information available on funding service projects at their office (Murray-Dodge Hall), and provides certain applications directly on their grants page. The Pace Center also supports service activities. The Alumni Council offers grants for summer language study, community service projects and thesis-related research. The Council of the Humanities distributes several grants that allow students to take unpaid summer internships in journalism and publishing. Last but definitely not least, the Study Abroad Program keeps a list of local and national sources of funding for academic study -- not all of which require the study to be overseas.
