Appeal Process
Entering Students
If you wish to appeal your aid decision, you
should call or write to the aid office immediately.
Once you have paid your admission deposit, you will
normally not be considered for any additional
first-year aid unless there is a drastic change in
your family's financial circumstances not
addressed in the initial award.
We award the maximum aid for which you are
eligible, based on the Tufts financial aid policies.
If there have been recent changes in your family's
financial situation or if you feel there are special
circumstances to be communicated to your aid
counselor,
please contact us. We do not match
financial aid offers from other institutions, and
different awards from other institutions will not be
used as a basis for adjusting the Tufts aid award.
Returning Students
If you wish to have your aid decision
reconsidered you should submit a written appeal to
the aid office. Normally, revisions are made based
upon changes in family circumstances or
clarification of information previously submitted.
In general, upper-class appeals will not be reviewed
until mid October, and any additional aid will be
credited to the spring bill. Families should plan to
pay the fall balance in full.
Upper-class students who wish to discuss a
financial aid grievance should follow these
channels:
- The student's financial aid counselor
- The Director of Financial Aid
- The Dean of Student Services
If unable to obtain a satisfactory explanation,
you may write to the Committee on Admissions and
Financial Aid, which will appoint a faculty member
as Ombudsperson to investigate. If the Ombudsperson
is unable to resolve the grievance informally, a
formal recommendation for resolution will be made to
the Dean of Undergraduate Education.
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