What are Consortium Agreements?

• A consortium agreement is a contract between a matriculated, Cornell undergraduate, her or his Cornell college registrar, and the registrar of a host college or university. This contract grants a student permission to enroll directly in a host university during the summer or academic year and then transfer completed credits back toward her or his Cornell degree.
• Students with a consortium agreement are entitled to their Direct Loan and Pell Grant eligibility from the corresponding academic year.

Winter Session:

Matriculated students taking winter session courses for academic credit may be eligible for additional financial aid.

• Financial aid is transferable during the fall and/or spring semesters for off-campus programs coordinated by the Office of Global Learning, an academic department, or approved field study/internship programs.
• Program coordinators provide the off-campus budgets and the list of participants to the Office of Financial Aid and Student Employment, at which time aid offers will be revised for the term(s) students are abroad.
• The Expected Family Contribution (EFC) remains the same for the academic year and Cornell Grants &

If you live off-campus in Ithaca, your financial need is calculated exactly the same way as if you lived on-campus. The major difference is that the bursar will not charge you for your housing expenses and your cost of attendance will be different. You will need to pay your housing expenses directly to your landlord, as outlined in your lease.

As a student staff member or Telluride resident, you are not charged for your room, so you will not see a housing charge on your bursar bill. Your financial aid is adjusted to reflect this change. Whenever possible, we try to reduce the self-help (loan and work component) in your offer. If the amount you receive in “rent-free housing” (plus any other outside scholarship funding you may receive) exceeds the amount of work and loan in your aid package, remaining funds will be used to reduce your Cornell Grant.

Most undergraduate students are considered financially dependent upon their parent(s).  Both students and parents must provide financial information when applying for aid. Cornell recognizes that some family situations are unusual or unique and may warrant additional consideration:

Our financial aid programs are thoughtfully designed to ensure every admitted student can access a Cornell education, at an affordable cost. We also understand that financial aid applications may not always capture important information that impacts the amount or type of aid you are eligible for. A financial aid appeal, also known as a special circumstances appeal, is a request to reconsider the specific information you provided on your financial aid application(s) which Cornell used to determine your expected family contribution (EFC).

How to Apply

At Cornell, university funded financial support for graduate and professional degree programs varies by college or school, field, and degree program: