Undergraduate Financial Aid

Fairleigh Dickinson University administers a variety of academic and need-based funding from federal, state and University sources. Financial aid is available to qualified full-time and part-time matriculated students at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Students applying for financial aid are considered for every program for which they are eligible.

If you have additional questions concerning the Metropolitan Campus, we can be reached at 201-692-2363. For questions or concerns regarding the Florham Campus, we can be reached at 973-443-8700. Also, you may email your questions to finaid@fdu.edu

The FAFSA should be completed EVERY year in order to determine eligibility. The form is available on studentaid.gov/. Historically, the FAFSA has been available beginning October 1 each year. However, because of significant changes to the application and the rebuild of the FAFSA processing system, the 2024-2025 FAFSA will not be available until sometime in December 2023.

New students are expected to file their application no later than February 15.

Returning students are expected to file their application no later than April 15.

Financial aid awards are processed annually and are offered upon continued financial need, enrollment status, availability of funds, and maintaining satisfactory academic progress. In addition, a student may not be in default and/or may not owe a refund on any Title IV and/or HEA Loans and grants.

If financial concerns are preventing you from attending, please consider appealing by contacting us at review@fdu.edu.  We are dedicated to helping you make an informed decision in a timely manner. Once you have submitted your appeal and any additional documents we may need to review, we’ll have a decision for you within a week.

College Financing Plan

For information about the College Financing Plan, please see College Financing Plan page.

International Students and Athletes

International students are not eligible for federal, state or University need-based financial aid. However, international students are eligible for athletic funding, as provided by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) guidelines, as well as academic scholarships.

Financial Aid Staff

University

• Renee Volak, University Director, reneev@fdu.edu
• Theresa Coll, Director of Operations, coll@fdu.edu
• Marion McCollum, University Associate Director, marion_mccollum@fdu.edu
• Harry Tongue, University Associate Director, tongue@fdu.edu

Florham Campus

• Emily Grant, Director, ewgrant@fdu.edu
• Paola Yanez, Associate Director, p.yanez@fdu.edu
• Sadiailen Companioni-Torres, Assistant Director, scompanioni@fdu.edu
• Migali Ramirez, Assistant Director, migali@fdu.edu
• Rachel Valatkavage, Financial Aid Coordinator, r.valatkavage@fdu.edu

Metropolitan Campus

• Carmen Ferrari, Director, cmf@fdu.edu
• Arlene Marte, Associate Director, arlene_marte@fdu.edu
• Dawn Grasso, Assistant Director, steeled@fdu.edu
• Catherine Lorenzo, Assistant Director, clorenzo@fdu.edu
• Karoll Madera, Assistant Director/Scholarships, k.madera@fdu.edu
• Madeleyn Rodriguez, Assistant Director, martim@fdu.edu
• Nora Polak, Financial Aid Coordinator, polak@fdu.edu
• Diane DiGeronimo, Financial Aid Coordinator, dianed@fdu.edu