{"id":1065,"date":"2023-03-02T17:11:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T17:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.www.purdue.edu\/treasurer\/finance\/\/?page_id=1065"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:55:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T19:55:26","slug":"outside-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/treasurer\/finance\/bursar-office\/payment\/outside-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Outside Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"section\n                \n                \n                \n                \n                \n                \n                \n                \n                \n                \n                \n                \"><div class=\"container\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"main-heading\">Payments by Outside Organizations<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>All donor checks must go through Purdue<\/strong> \u2014 even if the check is made out only to you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Do NOT cash the check yourself<\/strong> \u2014 the original check must be sent to the University to count as a scholarship or private award.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where to Send Checks<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mailing Address:<\/strong> <br>Purdue University<br>Outside Awards<br>128 Memorial Mall, Room 194<br>West Lafayette IN 47907-2040<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Or:<\/strong> <br>You can <strong>hand-deliver<\/strong> the check to the Office of the Bursar in Room 194, Stewart Center. <br>Your donor should also complete and send in Purdue\u2019s Outside Award <strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/treasurer\/finance\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bursar-DonorForm-1.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/treasurer\/finance\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bursar-DonorForm-1.pdf\">Donor Form<\/a><\/u><\/strong> with the check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Important Steps\/Avoid Delays<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your <strong>name<\/strong> <strong>and<\/strong> <strong>Purdue ID number<\/strong> are required on the front of the check.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sign <\/strong>the back of the check if it\u2019s made out to you (or you and Purdue).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Include the <strong>donor\u2019s name.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Include any donor letters or documents sent with the check.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Checks over $1,500 will be split between <strong>fall and spring semesters<\/strong> \u2014 unless your donor says otherwise <strong>in writing<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Report your expected award through the <strong>financial aid tab <\/strong>under<strong> additional resources<\/strong> on your MyPurdue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Happens After Purdue Gets the Check<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Office of the Bursar processes the check and then the Division of Financial Aid applies the check to the student account. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Processing can take 7\u201310 business days<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Need Help?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/service.purdue.edu\/TDClient\/32\/Purdue\/Requests\/TicketRequests\/NewForm?ID=u4Q3nVQevI0_&amp;RequestorType=ServiceOffering\">Contact Us<\/a> <strong>or Call 765-494-7570<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":1037,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-brusar.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1065","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/treasurer\/finance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/treasurer\/finance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/treasurer\/finance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/treasurer\/finance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/treasurer\/finance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1065"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/treasurer\/finance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32324,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/treasurer\/finance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1065\/revisions\/32324"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/treasurer\/finance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/treasurer\/finance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}