Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program Students

The FAFSA opens on October 1 each year and postbac applicants should complete the FAFSA before they enroll in the program.

• Complete the online version of the FAFSA using Bryn Mawr College code #003237. You must sign your online FAFSA with an FSA ID.
• Report social security numbers and full legal names as they appear on your social security card. You can update this information through Bionic. Without them, the U.S. Department of Education cannot process your financial aid results.
• Your grade level for the postbac program is 5th year/other undergraduate. You should enter that you are seeking "other/undecided." Do not enter yourself as a graduate student or indicate that you are seeking a master's or doctoral degree.

• This form certifies whether or not you have previously borrowed Federal Direct Loans for preparatory coursework.
• You must complete and return the Postbac Preparatory Release Form to the Office of Financial Aid before your loans can be certified.
• Please note that you are only eligible to borrow Federal Direct Loans for preparatory coursework taken in one single, consecutive 12-month period.
• If you plan to use private alternative loan funding, please complete the Private Alternative Loan form instead

Fill out your Postbaccalaureate Preparatory Release Form 

You have the right to a six-month grace period before your repayment period begins on the principal of your loan. Your grace period begins when you leave school or drop below half-time status. Once you are enrolled in the Postbac program, you can request deferment of paying the loan until you have completed your education. Check with your lender for more information. You should submit deferment forms to the Bryn Mawr Registrar’s Office.

Since the 1980s, the Philadelphia-based Measey Foundation has made an annual award to Bryn Mawr College for a limited amount of scholarship funds for students enrolled in Bryn Mawr's postbac premedical program. As designated by the Measey Foundation, the scholarship money is intended to reduce the financial burden on academically talented students who have already accrued debt from federal or private education loans. In recent years, scholarships have ranged from $3500-$6500 and have been awarded to 5-10 students per year. Measey Scholarship awards are not guaranteed at the point of admission to the program. Enrolled postbaccalaureate students are invited to apply at the midpoint of their year at Bryn Mawr. Scholarship awards are applied to the tuition costs of their final semester in the program.

The scholarship committee encourages scholarship applications from members of groups historically underrepresented in medicine or who are economically disadvantaged. The scholarship committee also considers the socioeconomic status of family of origin along with student loans and outstanding debt.