Financial Aid for Graduate School

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Financial Aid for Graduate School

• Rosemarie Sena Center
• Career Development Services

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Types of Aid Available

• There are three types of aid
• Money given to you
• ?Grants
• ?Scholarships
• ?Fellowships
• Money you earn through work
• ?Graduate Assistantships
• Loans

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Financial Aid Options

• Graduate Assistantships
• Fellowships
• Residential Fellowships
• Grants Grants-in-aid
• Internships Traineeships

• Awards-in-recognition Prizes
• Travel Awards
• Summer study or Research awards
• Study or Research Abroad awards
• Scholarships

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Grants, Scholarships Fellowships

• Most grants, scholarships, and fellowships are
  outright awards that require no service in
  return. Often they provide the cost of tuition
  and fees plus a stipend to cover living expenses.
  Some are based on financial need, some
  exclusively on academic merit, and some on a
  combination of need and merit.
• As a rule, grants are awarded to those with
  financial need, although they may require the
  recipient to have expertise in a certain field.
• Fellowships and scholarships often connote
  selectivity based on ability financial need is
  usually not a factor.

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Types of Graduate Assistantships Internships

• Teaching Assistants
• Research Assistants
• Administrative Internships
• Residence Hall and Counseling Assistantships
• Cooperative Education

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Internet Sites

• www.gradschools.com
• www.accessgroup.org
• www.finaid.org
• www.princetonreview.com
• http//studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/en
  glish/index.jsp
• http//studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/stu
  dent_guide/index.html

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Federal Loans

• Stafford
• Direct
• Perkins

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Supplemental (Private) Loans

• CitiAssist
• EXCEL
• Key Alternative
• Graduate Access
• Signature

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Final Thoughts

• The GI Bill
• Federal Work-Study Program
• FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid
• Check for deadlines Apply early!