{"id":1926,"date":"2025-01-18T00:28:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T00:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dornsife-scholars-program\/?page_id=1926"},"modified":"2025-11-19T17:20:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T17:20:00","slug":"award_disbursement_policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dornsife-scholars-program\/award_disbursement_policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Award Disbursement Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li>Award funds disbursement can be requested only after an Award recipient\u2019s undergraduate degree has been conferred.<\/li>\n<li>These funds could have an impact on your financial aid when accepting additional stipends\/awards.\u00a0 Contact your Financial Aid Office&#8211;you will want to know what, if any, effect it might have on your financial aid package.<\/li>\n<li>To request disbursement of the award, recipient must show proof of enrollment in a graduate program within <strong>5 years<\/strong> of the completion of your undergraduate degree(s). No exceptions will be given. Recipient must also show proof of registration in classes.<\/li>\n<li>Awards will be disbursed only to support enrollment in a graduate degree program.<\/li>\n<li>Award requests for retroactive award disbursement toward a completed graduate degree will be denied.<\/li>\n<li>Award requests for pre-graduate school preparatory courses or exam fees will be denied.<\/li>\n<li>Funds will be paid directly to the student\u2019s graduate school institution to be applied to their student account.<\/li>\n<li>For those attending a USC graduate program, funds will be credited to the award recipient\u2019s USC student account.<\/li>\n<li>Due to standard processing time, and any unforeseen delays, we cannot guarantee that payment will be received before tuition and fees are due or the start of classes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Before requesting funds, see <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dornsife-scholars-program\/payment_instructions\/\">Payment Instructions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For further information or to request disbursement, contact the Dornsife Scholar Program Coordinator @ <a href=\"mailto:rmassari@usc.edu\">rmassari@usc.edu<\/a>. 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