How can I qualify for financial aid? Financial aid is awarded by the School based on merit- versus need-based.
Financial aid is in the form of Teaching Assistantships and fellowships. Top applicants are awarded financial aid in various combinations depending on the relevance of their backgrounds to teaching opportunities and the strength of their candidacy. Two or three applicants per year are offered full tuition aid, i.e., waiver of tuition. About 20% of the remaining applicants are offered any aid at all, ranging from 10% to 65% of tuition. The rest pay full costs, on the philosophy that the M.Eng., a professional degree similar to law, medicine, and business, increases earning power and constitutes an investment by the student toward that end.
