Congratulations to Early Action students on your acceptance to be a Duke!
Our office has begun sending Preliminary Financial Aid Offers to accepted early action students with an official FAFSA on file. Visit the Preliminary Aid Offer page for more information.
Families are also able to use our Net Price Calculator to estimate costs for an academic year at JMU.
Presentations in Wilson Auditorium
April 2025:
11th, 2024 10:00am & 2:45pm
Drop-In's & What to Bring
Drop In's: 10am - 4:00pm
Drop in for an opportunity to get your questions answered by the Financial Aid Staff
Please Bring:
- Student ID number (this is located on the student's MyMadison)
- A copy of your Preliminary Aid Offer (this is located on the student's MyMadison)
- List of any Financial Aid Questions
Scholarship selections for Early Action admitted students that are solely merit-based (i.e. no financial need component) have been made. Only students selected as scholarship recipients were emailed notifications from scholarships@jmu.edu. If our office was notified the scholarship will be listed on a students Preliminary Aid Offer.
Frequently Asked Questions
We have begun providing Preliminary Financial Aid Offer information to those admitted early action students with an official FAFSA on file with JMU. Regular decision students should recieve their Preliminary Aid offers starting the first part of April. Students can access this information through their MyMadison account.
The Preliminary Aid Offer is based on the current academic year's costs. The JMU Board of Visitors sets the next academic year's costs in April, which are used for the Official Aid Offers in June once a student decides to attend JMU. No additional Preliminary Aid Offers will be sent.
Scholarship selections for early action admitted students that are solely merit-based (i.e. no financial need component) have been made. Only students selected as scholarship recipients recieved an email notificaiton from scholarships@jmu.edu.
We will send a notification to the email listed on a student's application with Admissions when your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) information has been processed and your Preliminary Aid Offer is available. The Preliminary Financial Aid link in the Applicant Center in MyMadison can be used to view your Preliminary Aid Offer when it is available.
The process called Professional Judgment looks at extenuating circumstances that are not reflected on the student’s submitted Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). There is a committee that meets to review a family’s situation on a case by case basis. Information regarding the situations the Professional Judgment committee can review and the process it entails can be found here: https://www.jmu.edu/financialaid/learn/finaid-appeals.shtml.
Madison Scholarships Hub is the application center for all scholarships at JMU. This is located within the student’s MyMadison account.
JMU does not offer any discounts for multiple students enrolled at our University. We also are not able to match aid offered by other universities.
You can find more information regarding the adjustment of your residency status here: Residency FAQs
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