Financial Aid for Current Students

The decision to pursue graduate study represents a significant academic and financial commitment. These pages are prepared to assist students in the financial planning essential for a successful graduate career.|

Aid Application Process for Continuing Students

Financial Aid Applications for the next academic year are mailed to all registered and eligible students in late November. Any eligible student who wishes to be considered for financial assistance should complete this form and return it to the Admissions and Financial Aid Office by January 3, 2008. Applications are not sent to those students who are admitted with the understanding that they would receive no financial support for their first two years or to those students who have passed their departmental funding limit (see page 6). In addition to the 2008–2009 application, students applying for need-based aid in their third year and beyond should submit a copy of their signed Federal 1040 income tax form along with all attendant schedules and forms (W-2s, 1099s, etc.) for the previous year. Married students whose spouse files separately should also send a copy of their spouse’s tax return and attendant forms.

A second year graduate student will ordinarily receive the same level of support as awarded upon admission, with adjustments made for cost of living increases, based on the information provided on the Financial Aid Application.

A need-based award to a third-year or more advanced student is based on the student’s (and spouse’s, if married) personal financial situation, unless stated otherwise in the original notice of financial support. During the third and subsequent years, most grants are limited to tuition and health fee coverage up to the departmental funding limit. Teaching fellowships, outside employment, and/or loans provide for living expense support in most cases.