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What Happens To Unused Scholarship Money, Is There There A Penalty?

By James KaseJanuary 1, 2022No Comments Articles
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What Happens To Unused Scholarship Money, Is There There A Penalty? Is there a penalty for not continuing schooling of a scholarship?

Obtaining a college degree is a huge cost that can set students back thousands of dollars. For most students, winning a scholarship is a dream. It provides a major relief from figuring out how to pay for college.

As difficult as it may be to win a scholarship, some students win even more scholarship money than they end up needing.

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Contents

  • 1 Why Isn’t Scholarship Money Used?
  • 2 What Happens to Unused Scholarship Money?
    • 2.1 Is there a penalty for not continuing schooling of a scholarship?
  • 3 Contact the Scholarship Committee
  • 4 Returning the Funds
  • 5 Paying Taxes

Why Isn’t Scholarship Money Used?

There are several reasons why a student may no longer need the scholarship money they have won.

One reason is that they miscalculated the amount of financial aid that they need. They applied and won several scholarships and end up having leftover money

This could also happen if a student enrolled to study at a private school but end up choosing to study at a public school.

What Happens to Unused Scholarship Money?

Is there a penalty for not continuing schooling of a scholarship?

If you are in the position where you no longer need your scholarship money you should take several important steps. These steps assure that your money gets used in the best way possible. It also prevents you from facing consequences for holding onto the leftover money.

Contact the Scholarship Committee

If you have unused scholarship money, you must contact the scholarship provider. They will be able to help you deal with the unused money in the best way possible.

Scholarship committees may differ in the way that they handle unused scholarship money. You can contact them by writing an email or calling them to explain your situation.

Scholarship providers generally send your scholarship money to your school. This means that you also need to contact the financial aid office at your school and let them know about the changes.

Returning the Funds

Unfortunately, you won’t be able to use the money for other things. Your scholarship binds you to a contract. The contract has rules regarding how you may use the scholarship money.

Most scholarship money must be used towards educational purposes only. Using the money in a way that goes against your contract can end up getting you in trouble. The scholarship provider may even choose to take action against you in court. You will have to pay back the money you spent.

If you return the funds to the provider, they will be able to transfer the money to another student in need. If you intend to use the funds at a later time towards your education, talk to the scholarship committee. They may allow you to hang onto the funds. Then, when you’re ready, you can use the money.

Paying Taxes

When you win a scholarship, the IRS generally doesn’t require you to pay taxes on your scholarship money.

To get your scholarship money tax free, you must be studying at an educational institution that has a faculty and curriculum.

You must use the scholarship money for tuition, fees, books, supplies, and any other necessary equipment for your studies.

When you have leftover scholarship money that you can’t use towards your education, you should report the scholarship money as a taxable income. If you can’t find a way to use it towards your education, then the best thing for you to do is to return it.

This can help another student in need. If you know that you might need the money later on for your education, discuss this possibility with the scholarship provider.

If you have leftover scholarship money, consider yourself very lucky. Most students apply to many scholarships, hoping to win at least one. To have too much scholarship money is definitely a good (and manageable) problem to have.

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