{"id":18153,"date":"2017-08-09T13:19:11","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T18:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/?page_id=18153"},"modified":"2024-07-29T11:41:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T16:41:44","slug":"financial-aid-for-graduate-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/financial-aid-for-graduate-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial aid for Graduate School"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Many graduate students receive financial aid and are able to finance a free graduate education. Aid can be found in the following forms:<\/p>\n<h2><b>Assistantships<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>These are typically work-based aid offered to perform research, teaching assistant positions, and administrative jobs. Many offer full or partial tuition remission and\/or a salary. Some are awarded through your department as part of your admission package, while others can be found and applied for on the school\u2019s employment website or directly through other departments in which you may have experience. Be sure to ask about assistantships when you request your application packet, as many positions have application deadlines that are earlier than your program\u2019s application for admission.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Scholarships, grants, and fellowships<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>This type of aid does not require paying money back or work in exchange. Many can be found and applied for through your department, others may be found through the graduate school admissions office, and still others come from private and nationally-funded sources. These can be found in books at the Piper Center\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/find-jobs-post-graduate-opportunities\/\">Post-Graduate<\/a>\u00a0site or through some of the links below.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Federal loans<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>These are typically awarded on a need-based system by filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which has an application deadline earlier than many program application deadlines. For more information, see the links below.Additional sources of financial aid information:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.finaid.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FinAid<\/a>\u2014<\/strong>\u00a0The SmartStudent guide to Financial Aid \u2013 information on a variety of financial aid sources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotlightoncareers.org\/Fellowships\/WebExfellowships.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Spotlight on Careers<\/strong><\/a>\u2014 Fellowships, Scholarships and Grants Information<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotlightoncareers.org\/Fellowships\/WebExfellowships.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9932\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/files\/2013\/05\/spotlight.png?resize=233%2C35&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/files\/2013\/05\/spotlight.png 545w, https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/files\/2013\/05\/spotlight-300x45.png 300w\" alt=\"spotlight\" width=\"233\" height=\"35\" data-attachment-id=\"9932\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/assessing-exploring-careers\/spotlight\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/files\/2013\/05\/spotlight.png\" data-orig-size=\"545,82\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"spotlight\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/files\/2013\/05\/spotlight-300x45.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/files\/2013\/05\/spotlight.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edupass.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Financial aid for international students<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastweb.com\/college-scholarships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Fastweb\u2019s Scholarship Search<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdnet.ucla.edu\/grpinst.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>UCLA\u2019s Grapes database<\/strong><\/a>\u2013A large listing of fellowships, scholarships, and grants<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fafsa.ed.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>FAFSA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder --><!-- end-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many graduate students receive financial aid and are able to finance a free graduate education. 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