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Financial Aid for Graduate Students
Christopher Newport University's
Office of Financial Aid
provides links to financial aid forms, as well as information on due dates
and financial aid in general. This page provides information specific
to graduate students, particularly regarding outside grants and scholarships.
Tuition
and Fees | Loans
| Grants
and Scholarships
Student Eligibility
To qualify for financial aid, a student must satisfy all of the
following conditions. More detailed eligibility information can
be obtained from the Office
of Financial Aid.
- admitted as a degree-seeking graduate student
- enrolled on at least a half-time basis, however some programs
may require full-time enrollment
- in good academic standing
- making satisfactory academic progress
Graduate
Assistantships
Assistantships are awarded on a competitive basis. A graduate student
may receive an assistantship for a combination of four semesters
and two summers in a two year period. Types of assistantship activities:
teaching and/or related activities, research and/or related activities,
or administration
(e.g., of tutorial programs).
Criteria: Must be enrolled as a full-time graduate degree-seeking student taking a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 9 credit hours in the semester of the award.
Application Procedures: For a graduate assistantship application contact the Office of Graduate Studies or the respective Program Coordinator.
Submit the application along with the following:
- scores from the standardized test required for program admission
- graduate grade point average
- undergraduate grade point average
- two letters of reference
- and an essay explaining how the award will further career goals
Outside Scholarship Sources
- Princeton Review
- Register at the site. Search for scholarships by answering only 7 questions.
- Provides clear table of available scholarships.
- Peterson's
- Click on the link for Scholarship Search. Register at the site.
- Peterson's boasts access to information on 1.6 million scholarships.
- Fastweb
- Database of over 180,000 funding sources.
- Register at the site by answering a series of questions about your background and interests.
- Will email you when a new scholarship fits your profile.
- Nice tracking for deadlines and amounts, but have to navigate through promotional offers.
- Wiredscholar
- From Sallie Mae, includes general information on financing college education.
- Register at the site by answering a series of questions about your background and interests.
- Scholarship Resource Network Express
- Database of over 8,000 programs with a distribution level of over 150,000 awards.
- Also includes student loan forgiveness programs for those who have graduated from college and need alternatives for repayment.
- Free Scholarship Search
- 5,383 organizations offering over 486,354 scholarship awards.
- Helpful tips on applying for scholarships and avoiding scams.
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