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Financial Aid

 Financial Aid and Affordability

 Trinity is committed to making degree completion as affordable as possible for IDP students, and we appreciate the investment you are making in your education. We offer need-based institutional and federal aid and meet the full, calculated need of students for up to two courses in each of the fall and spring semesters. On a funds-available basis, we do the same during the two summer terms. Full, calculated need includes not only tuition and fees, but living and personal expenses as well. In addition, IDP tuition is charged by the course rather than by the semester, as it is for traditional-age students. This policy makes tuition more affordable for IDP students whether or not they qualify for need-based aid.
 

Applying for Aid

Applying for financial aid involves two key steps. The first is to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) online. This document establishes your calculated need and your own expected contribution to your education. The second step is to complete Trinity’s own IDP financial aid application and accompanying materials. For greater detail on the application process, see Financial Aid Facts.



Note These Deadlines!


When it comes to financial aid, timing is everything. We cannot review your application for aid until we receive all the required documents. Deadlines for completed applications to arrive at Trinity are:

  • April 15 for fall-semester enrollment.
  • November 15 for spring-semester enrollment.
These deadlines are the same as those for applications for admission to IDP. You will be informed about your financial award shortly after you have been notified of your acceptance to Trinity. 
 
 
 
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Mary Ellen Molski ’11

English Literature major, Writing, Rhetoric, and Media Arts minor
Writing Associate, IDPA member
 
The professors who are IDP advisers are very supportive with the unique problems of scheduling, timing, and “life conflicts” that sometimes complicate the studies of IDP students. As a parent, the needs of my children (including financial) came first, but because a good portion of my financial need for college was taken care of through an IDP scholarship, this was not a worry. The English Department, home to both my major and minor, was the other great allure for me to attend Trinity. Although other colleges have noteworthy faculty members, the wide range of abilities and accomplishments that the faculty of Trinity’s English Department bring to the classroom made me determined to study under as many of them as possible.
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