Your Financial Aid How-To Guide
Whether you鈥檙e a new or continuing graduate student, figuring out how to pay for graduate school can be overwhelming. But that鈥檚 why we鈥檙e here 鈥� to help take away some of the anxiety.
Check out these clear, simple steps for applying for financial aid and navigating the process. And remember, we鈥檙e just a phone call or email away if you have questions.
If you鈥檙e an international graduate student, visit our pages just for you.
1
Estimate Costs
You have to know how much it all costs before you can make a plan.
2
Explore types of aid
Learn the basic types of financial aid that are available to you.
3
File the FAFSA
If you want aid, you have to file the FAFSA. We鈥檒l demystify this federal application
for aid and break it down into easy steps.
4
Apply for Scholarships
There鈥檚 money out there. You just need to know where to look for it and how to apply.
5
Accept Aid
You鈥檝e done all the hard work. Now it鈥檚 time to see how much aid you qualify for,
how to accept it and how it鈥檚 paid to you.
6
Maintain Aid
Learn how to keep your scholarships and financial aid. Find out what to do if your
financial circumstances change.
7
Your Summer To-Do List
Take a breath. Review our checklist to make sure you鈥檝e done everything you need to
do regarding your financial aid before you come to campus.