Prospective Graduate Student Financial Aid
Financial Aid Resources
PROSPECTIVE DOCTORAL STUDENTS:
Doctoral students, in almost all cases, will receive fully funded multi-year financial aid packages. All prospective doctoral students who are interested in School of Education or Rackham Graduate School aid must indicate that they want to receive aid from their department on their Rackham application. If you are interested in financial aid from the School of Education or the Rackham Graduate School, please answer yes to the item, ""Are you interested in financial assistance from your department?" on your Rackham application. Answering no to this item will make students ineligible for School of Education or Rackham Graduate School funding. Please note that prospective doctoral students do not complete School of Education or Rackham Graduate School financial aid application forms; eligibility for School of Education and Rackham Graduate School financial aid is determined from the Rackham admissions application.
Prospective doctoral students who want to be eligible for federal loans should complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA):
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
PROSPECTIVE MASTERS STUDENTS:
All prospective masters students who are interested in School of Education or Rackham Graduate School aid must indicate that they want to receive aid from their department on their Rackham application. If you are interested in financial aid from the School of Education or Rackham Graduate School, please answer yes to the item, ""Are you interested in financial assistance from your department?" on your Rackham application. Answering no to this item will make students ineligible for School of Education or Rackham Graduate School funding. Please note that prospective masters students do not complete School of Education or Rackham Graduate School financial aid application forms; eligibility for School of Education and Rackham Graduate School financial aid is determined from the Rackham admissions application.
In addition, prospective masters students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA):
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
Students should submit their FAFSA by February 1 to receive full consideration for School of Education and Rackham Graduate School aid.
Please note that prospective masters students do not complete School of Education or Rackham Graduate School financial aid application forms; eligibility for School of Education and Rackham Graduate School financial aid is determined from the Rackham admissions application
The Graduate Student Financial Aid Resources information is divided into four sections:
- School of Education resources
- Horace H. Rackham Graduate School resources
- University of Michigan Office of Financial Aid resources
- Miscellaneous resources
Each section gives a short description about the
fellowship/award, eligibility, amount, and terms of award. Unless otherwise indicated, the application for admission
to the Rackham
Graduate School
and all supporting documents of the application
will be considered for the award listed. All new students in graduate programs in education will be considered
for all appropriate awards.
***The 2008-09 Graduate Student Financial Aid Resources Guide is being updated and will be available in the near future.***
Fellowship Guidelines
Guidelines for Dean’s Scholars and Rackham Merit Fellows in the School of Education
Do you still have financial aid questions? If
so, view the School of Education Frequently Asked Questions.
Other Resources
- Child Care Subsidy Program
- Fee waivers: Fee waivers are available through the Rackham Graduate School for prospective students who qualify for Specialized Fee Waiver Groups. Please check Rackham's fee waiver Web page to see if you are eligible for one of these groups.
- Current student resources.
