Apply for Aid: International First-Year Applicants

The CSS Profile opens each year on October 1.

Submit your CSS Profile using Bryn Mawr College code #2049. 

If your parents are divorced, separated, or never married, both parents' households must submit a CSS Profile.

After reviewing your Profile data, your financial aid counselor may contact you directly to request further documentation.

Bryn Mawr is a need-sensitive institution, meaning that while we meet the full calculated need of all admitted students, we have a limited amount of funds available to provide that support. This form is required for all non-US citizens/permanent residents who are applying to Bryn Mawr as a declaration of the financial support available for educational costs each year they attend the College. You'll be able to complete the form in your applicant status portal once you've submitted your application.

Indicate your interest on your Declaration of Finances form in your applicant status portal (see checklist item above) and the Financial Aid Office will determine your eligibility for a waiver once you've submitted all your application materials.

CSS Profile fee waivers are available beginning October 1.

You and your custodial parent should complete and sign the College Board Non-Custodial Parent Petition Waiver. A statement written by a third party (e.g. high school counselor, social worker, teacher, clergy, court documents or similar) certifying your situation must also be submitted with your waiver request to finaid@brynmawr.edu. 

Bryn Mawr offers need-based assistance to full-time undergraduate students (both domestic and international) when they complete a CSS Profile. Bryn Mawr Grants are awarded for a maximum of eight terms. Only students who apply for institutional aid at the time of admission are considered for institutional grant assistance during any of their subsequent years of enrollment.

A portion of Bryn Mawr College's institutional financial aid is from scholarships established by alumnae/i, friends, parents, corporations and foundations. Each year the Office of Development asks students to complete a bio and write a letter to our generous alumnae and friends who support Bryn Mawr. This is an opportunity for students to share their unique experiences with our most dedicated alumnae and friends.

Bryn Mawr offers a need-based institutional loan for international students who are enrolled at least half-time. There are no loan fees charged for this loan and it has a fixed interest rate of 5%. This means that the interest rate will remain the same for the life of the loan.

All International Loan borrowers must complete and sign forms provided by the College including the Self-Certification Form, Approval Disclosure Form, Master Promissory Note and Questionnaire. Incoming students attend the Entrance Loan Counseling Workshop during Orientation Week. Loans are scheduled for disbursement on the first day of classes for each term. Financial aid is credited to the student’s account in two equal disbursements (fall and spring). You may cancel your loan up to three days after signing the promissory note. If you have not canceled this loan after two days, we will credit your loan funds to your student account.

Loan repayment begins six months after the student ceases to be enrolled at least half-time.

The maximum repayment period of 10 years. The borrower will be notified of minimum payment and repayment period at the exit interview. While the borrower is enrolled at least half-time the interest rate on the loan will be 0%. During the grace period, the interest rate will be 0%.

UNISA is the billing company for International Loans. Contact UNISA at: 800-875-8910. You may access your account information and make domestic payments on your loan at: www.unisainc.com. Payments must be made from an American bank account.

To make loan payments from outside the United States: Use the Flywire Loan Payment website: https://www.flywire.com/pay/unisabmc.

Bankruptcy Limitations:

• If you file for bankruptcy you may still be required to pay back this loan.
• International Loans must be awarded as part of your financial aid offer. International students may not apply for financial aid after being admitted to the College.
• Borrowing limits are fixed. You may not borrow more than the amount offered as part of your financial aid award from year to year.
• International Students do not qualify for U.S. Department of Education federal loans.

Students who have campus employment may earn money to cover educational expenses. Funds earned are paid bi-weekly directly to the student and are not applied towards the student bill. Students work with the Student Employment Office for job placement.