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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Check with each school applied to for confirmation that FAFSA and CSS are not required for merit aid.[/quote]

I've scoured this forum on this topic and the only specific schools I've seen named that may require FAFSA filing for certain merit scholarships are Fordham and Villanova.[/quote]

And, with Villanova, a relative filed the FAFSA and was awarded a scholarship described as merit aid but when we all received an inheritance the scholarship was pulled.[/quote]

Why wouldn't it be?[/quote]
Not PP, but it sounds like in that case, the "merit" scholarship actually had criteria that included need.  That was a more common offering decades ago, to have combined criteria of both merit and need.  In contrast, in recent years, many colleges have a more distinct separation between merit scholarships (not requiring any need whatsoever) and need-based financial aid.  This distinction is important for families who do not qualify for need-based aid, and accordingly, are hunting for scholarships awarded only on merit.[/quote]

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