The university awards merit awards based on several factors such which include a student's
admission record, funding received by New York State, incoming class size and academic
records. Our merit based awards are not appealable.
Students will be able to log into Scholarship Universe once matriculated into the
university as a incoming new or transfer student. This happens normally after May
1st. If you are still unable to log into Scholarship Universe and are a accepted
student please contact our office via email at finaid@stonybrook.edu
You will see upon logging into Scholarship Universe that any application you have
submitted with a status of Awarded. You will also see aid posted to your Solar Account.
Excelsior may be affected if receiving scholarships for tuition. You can reach out
to external scholarships you receive and ask for a letter stating that your scholarship
can not be used towards tuition but for non tuition expenses such as fees, books,
or living expenses. Please have the scholarship company submit award letters to sponsoredbilling@stonybrook.edu
Appeals/ Reinstatements
If a scholarship appeal is approved you would receive your scholarship going forward.
You would not receive the scholarship from the prior terms when you were ineligible.
The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships reviews appeals in the order in which
they are received. We ask for at least 2 weeks from date in which documents are submitted
for review. Students will receive notifications via email and Solar with the response.
If your original scholarship appeal was denied only a appeal with new documents or
information will be reviewed for a second time. We recommend that the student correct
their GPA/Credits before appealing a second time.