STUDENT section: Fees and Financial Aid

Willy Bemis, Kingsbury Director of the Shoals Marine Laboratory (pictured, photo by Jan Factor)

ABOUT FEES (scroll down for financial aid info):
2010 FEES will be posted this fall.

Course fees include:

• Tuition, plus room and board;
• Activity fee (includes transportation to/from Appledore Island and all course-related field trips).

How ACCEPTED students pay course fees:
(ALL instructions are included as part of the SML Acceptance Packet!)

• Accepted students are required to CONFIRM ACCEPTANCE within 10 business days of receiving the SML Acceptance Packet. Here's how:
  (1) PAY A NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF $700/COURSE;
  (2) SUBMIT CU and/or UNH ENROLLMENT FORMS;
  (3) ACTIVATE a CU NET ID ACCOUNT if enrolling for Cornell credits.
  
• BALANCE PAYMENTS ARE DUE AFTER APRIL 16, 2010!
  
• Payment instructions can also be found on our Forms and Instructions page.   

IF you decide NOT to attend SML:

• Accepted students who decide not to attend SML are required to confirm their intentions in WRITING, 4 weeks prior to the start date of their first course. Postal mail letter or a fax should be sent to: SML Admissions, Cornell University, G-14 Stimson Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853 OR (607) 255-0742.

Other expenses include:
For a FULL list of how to pack and what you'll need, see Forms and Instructions

ATTENTION CORNELL STUDENTS: BARTELS MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS are available for CU students with a GPA of at least 3.2 (a letter from your college is required) APPLY soon!

ATTENTION UNH STUDENTS: SCHOLARSHIPS are available specifically for UNH students! You will be automatically considered for these funds as part of your application.

ABOUT FINANCIAL AID:
Apply for financial aid as part of your on-line application!

Follow these steps:

(1) Indicate that you need financial aid by as part of your on-line application;

(2) Make sure that you know your EFC (from your FAFSA Student Aid Report);  you will be REQUIRED to provide this number as part of your on-line application;

(3) Accepted students will be informed of their estimated financial aid award as part of their official SML Acceptance Packet;

(4) Students who do not confirm their acceptance within 10 business days of receiving their SML Acceptance Packet will forfeit their space in a course, AND financial aid offer!

*Special note for HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: High school students must complete a FAFSA4caster, and provide a copy to SML in order to be considered for financial aid.

*Special note for NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS/POST-GRADUATES, AND PROFESSIONALS: Non-traditional students must complete a FAFSA4caster, and provide a copy to SML in order to be considered for financial aid.

*Special note for INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: International students must complete an International Student Financial Aid Application, and provide a copy to SML in order to be considered for financial aid.
FYI: You will receive an I-20 Form as part of your acceptance packet.

QUESTIONS? Contact SML at shoals-lab@cornell.edu

ATTENTION SHOALS ALUMS: Alums, 18 or older* are eligible for a Working Internship position on Appledore Island. Funds you earn as a Working Intern can help defray your course costs. If you are interested in working on Appledore Island BEFORE or AFTER your other courses/internships, apply as part of the on-line application. You will be asked to submit a Cornell University Employment Application (references required) after you've completed your on-line application. *New students, 18 or older, who have completed a course in 2010 are eligible as well. Alums do not have to be enrolled in a course to be selected.