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Bowdoin College Financial Aid (need-blind for international students since 2022-23)

Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, United States

United StatesScholarshipbachelorOpen to Mongolian citizens

Bowdoin became need-blind for international applicants starting with the 2022-23 admission cycle and meets full calculated need without loans, covering tuition, housing, food, health insurance and a personal/books budget.

TuitionTuition coveredAlso covers housing, insurance
Living costNot confirmedCovered: housing, food, health insurance, personal/books budget. Travel allowance unconfirmed.
IntakesSeptember
Proof of funds for the visaNot confirmed

What the scholarship covers

No loans. Travel/flights coverage not confirmed either way.

What you need

  • First-year applicant.
  • CSS Profile (school code 3089), due within 7 days of an admission offer, or ISFAA if the CSS fee is a hardship
  • Two optional 250-word supplemental essays
  • Test-optional; English-proficiency tests optional with no stated minimum.
  • Interview optional.
  • Platforms: Common App, Coalition/Scoir, QuestBridge.
  • Explicit AI policy on Bowdoin's own site: AI must not be used to draft, write, generate, or rewrite/change the tone of application materials; brainstorming and grammar review are allowed.

Deadlines

  • 15 Nov 2026 Early Decision I, fall 2027 entry38 days from nowYear inferred from the 2026-27 cycle; verify.
  • 5 Jan 2027 Early Decision II / Regular Decision, fall 2027 entry89 days from nowYear inferred; verify.

Things to know

Need-blind for international applicants since the 2022-23 cycle (explicit policy change).

Bowdoin publishes one of the most explicit AI-essay policies found in this research -- worth quoting directly to families as a model of what 'own work' means. Put in top-notes.md too.

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