Office of Student Accounts

If a student plans to use a scholarship or grant that is not listed in a Bard College financial aid awards letter, a letter of intent from the scholarship's sponsor must accompany the application.

Please remember that a participant who enrolls in the plan late, that is, during the month of June or thereafter, must submit a $65 application fee, any letters of intent, and the monthly installments that are due for payment.

Please Note: The completed worksheet and application must be signed and mailed to the Office of Student Accounts along with the application fee. Online submission is not available and faxed applications cannot be processed.

Late Payments
In order to cover the administrative expenses incurred by processing late payments, Bard College bills a finance charge of 1 percent of the payment amount. Late fees appear on the student's current account statement and are subject to its terms and conditions for payment. Accounts that are 15 days past due are subject to an additional $25 late charge. Bard reserves the right to terminate the plan in the case of two or more late payments. If the College exercises this option, any unpaid portion is reported on the student's current account statement and is subject to the terms and conditions of the Retail Credit Disclosure Agreement.

Financial Aid
Financial aid that is listed in an awards letter and has been approved by the Financial Aid Office is credited on billing statements by that office, not by the Office of Student Accounts. Financial aid credits are listed only if all required pertinent items have been submitted to and approved by the Financial Aid Office. Payment in lieu of missing financial aid is due as billed on the statement and is subject to late charges if not received by the due date. Parent and student loans (Federal Direct PLUS, Federal Direct, Alternative, and the like) are credited to a student's account only if Bard receives written confirmation of approval from the lending agencies. College stipend, work-study, and campus employment funding cannot be used as credits in calculating the monthly BBP installment.

Deposit
The $500 annual deposit is due by May 1, 2013. It cannot be financed through the Bard Budget Plan. This deposit may be applied to the final monthly installment for the year (March 20) or left on the account to be used for the following academic year's deposit.

Changes
The contract amount may be increased or decreased once without cost. Subsequent changes, made either to reflect newly approved financial aid or at the request of the participant, will be made at a cost of $10 for each additional change.

Credit Balances
Until the Bard Budget Plan contract is paid in full, no refunds will be issued from a student's current account if a credit balance would result.