Financial Aid Appeals Request

I am: *

an admitted student who will start at Occidental College in Fall 2025

a parent of an admitted student who will start at Occidental College in Fall 2025

a currently enrolled student, who has completed at least one semester at Occidental College

a parent of a currently enrolled student, who has completed at least one semester at Occidental College

a prospective student or parent of a prospective student who has not yet applied to Occidental College

Student First Name *

Student Last Name *

Student Birthdate *

Student Email Address *

Parent/Guardian First Name *

Parent/Guardian Last Name *

Parent/Guardian Email Address *

Additional Parent/Guardian First Name (optional)

Additional Parent/Guardian Last Name (optional)

Additional Parent/Guardian Email Address (optional)

Appeals are processed by the Office of Financial Aid and are typically reviewed once per week by the Appeals Committee. You should expect to hear back within two weeks of submitting your appeal (as long as you have submitted all of your supporting documents). In the box below, please outline the circumstances that are the basis for your appeal.

Please be aware of the following:

You typically must provide supporting documentation for your appeal letter. Additional information about what kind of supporting documentation is necessary for your appeal, and what types of appeals are honored, is available on our website: https://www.oxy.edu/financial-aid/special-circumstances
All supporting appeal documents should be uploaded through IDOC.
This appeals process is exclusively for families whose information has changed in regard to their need-based financial aid award.
Students are considered for merit-based awards at the time of admission. Decisions regarding merit-based scholarships are final. There is no appeal process for merit-based awards.
We will communicate with you via email. Please add finaid@oxy.edu to your email contacts so that our messages are not being sent to your Spam folder.

This appeals request form is intended for currently enrolled Oxy students and admitted students who plan to enroll in Fall 2025. Prospective students to Occidental should explore Occidental's Quick Cost Estimators or be in touch with the Office of Financial Aid at finaid@oxy.edu