Types of Financial Aid

Types of Financial Aid

Your Financial Aid Package

Any number of tools are available to help finance your law-school education. The Financial Aid Office will work with you to create a package that best satisfies your needs. It might include a combination of loans, scholarships, work-study employment, and other awards.

Each year, your award package will be summarized in a document called the Official Award of Financial Aid Notice.

Your package may include:

Loans

A variety of federal and state loans are available. Be aware that not all loans are created equal. For more information, click here.

Scholarships

During the upcoming year Gonzaga University will award more than $1.5 million in scholarships. GU law students compete for an assortment of institutional scholarships, including endowed scholarships and the Thomas More Scholarships.

You may also apply for outside scholarships. In some situations, these will impact a student's financial aid award. In such cases, we adjust the awards package by reducing loan amounts.

Learn more about scholarships here. 

State Work Study

The State of Washington funds the State Work Study (SWS) program, which enables employers to develop jobs for GU law students who are Washington residents.

For more information, click here.

Family Discounts

If two or more family members (brother/sister, husband/wife, parent/child) enroll in the School of Law, a tuition reduction of 10% is available for one of them.

To qualify, download a Tuition Discount form upon acceptance to the School of Law.

Official Award of Financial Aid Notice

Once we have received your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) from the agency that administers the federal financial aid program, we will prepare your award package.

This award is made for Fall and Spring semesters and takes into account institutional scholarships which you were awarded during the admissions process, as well as any other scholarships you receive.

It assumes you will be enrolled on a full-time basis.

PLEASE NOTE:

• After either accepting or declining the various aid types, it is important that you return as quickly as possible the school copy of the Official Award of Financial Aid Notice.

  • If you are a returning law student, you will receive an email instructing you to go to ZagWeb and either accept or decline your financial aid awards.

  • All newly admitted students will receive a hard-copy award; you may either accept or decline your awards therein, and return the form to Joan Henning in the Financial Services Office.

• Keep your copy with your other financial aid records. This booklet includes an outline of the various types of financial aid considered when compiling your aid package.

If you do not file the FAFSA, you will not be reviewed for federal or state assistance of any type. However, you may still be eligible for certain merit scholarships, as determined through the admissions process.

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