GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS Im a graduate student and have an EGRAD award on my financial aid award notice, what is an EGRAD award?
• EGRAD is an estimated tuition award that is posted for all graduate students prior to financial aid packaging. This estimated tuition award appears as EGRAD on student’s financial aid accounts and assumes, but does not guarantee, that the student will receive a graduate assistantship, fellowship, or other tuition-paying award. Historically, the majority of graduate students receive a tuition-paying award. However, these awards may not be officially approved/posted until after the normal financial aid packaging process is completed. • Federal regulations require that all financial aid resources be counted in the processing of student loans. This includes any tuition-paying award. The EGRAD estimated tuition award allows the Financial Aid Office to process student loans for graduate students prior to their graduate assistantships, fellowships, or other tuition-paying awards being officially approved or posted. The EGRAD award tries to avoid an overaward situation for the graduate stude
