What kind of aid is available to first year students?
Financial aid for new students is usually in the form of a teaching assistantship which pays for tuition and provides a stipend for living expenses. Research assistantships are usually awarded to students after they have been enrolled in the program for a while, but occasionally a new student with significant research experience is awarded a research assistantship. A few fellowships are awarded to outstanding students applying for fall admission. These fellowships most often go to domestic applicants.
Related Questions
- Does need-based aid tend to decrease for students entering their second year? After all, an increasing number of students are drawing high paychecks from their two-month summer internships?
- What institutions have given at least partial aid to first year foreign students in the past?
- Do students receive the same amount of aid every year?
