Policy on Department Payments to Incoming Students
If available, departments may request to use department funds to support incoming students in addition to their admission award. These one-time payments should not exceed $3,000 per individual student. To request approval for use of funds departments should email Chris Nayler (cnayler@brandeis.edu) and include the amount of the payment, the department funding source, and the incoming student’s name and ID number. Departments should wait for written approval prior to communicating with the incoming student.
For the University to issue payments to students, the students must be enrolled, on campus, and have successfully completed an I-9 form. The university is unable to support advance payments to assist with moving or travel expenses. In light of these restrictions, September 15th is a likely target date for the disbursement of such payments for students entering in the fall term.
This policy does not apply to prospective student support.