FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND TUITION
Financial Assistance at The Graduate Center consists of two major types of aid: institutional aid, for which The Graduate Center itself is the funding source, and federal and state aid.
Please visit the website: http://www.gc.cuny.edu/admin_offices/finaid/index.htm
Or visit the Office of Financial Aid:
Room 7207 (located at 7th floor)
Phone: 1-212-817-7460; Fax: 1-212-817-1623
Email: financialaid@gc.cuny.edu
1. Institutional aid:
With the exception of dissertation year awards and the Student Employment Program, most institutional aid is awarded to students based on the nomination of the doctoral program in which the student is enrolled. Institutional funding is most often in the form of research and teaching assistantships, university fellowships, and tuition stipends. Institutional aid is based on a combination of need and merit.
Science Fellowship provides five years of in-state tuition support plus other financial incentives with discuss of each subprogram.
Chancellor's Fellowship: A Graduate Teaching Fellowship (GTF) is the teaching award within the Chacellor's Fellowship. The GTF provides a teaching position at one of the CUNY colleges.
Provosts' Fellowship: A Graduate Adjunct Fellowship (GAF) is the teaching award within the Provosts' Fellowship. The GAF provides a guarantee of a minimum of 180 hours of annual adjunct teaching at one of the CUNY colleges.
2. Federal and State aid:
Federal aid for graduate students includes Federal Work-Study, Federal Direct Loans, and Federal Perkins Loans. New York State provides the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) for eligible graduate students who are New York State residents. In all cases, federal and state aid is based solely on financial need, and only U.S. citizens or permanent residents are eligible to apply.
For more information, please visit the website : http://www.gc.cuny.edu/admin_offices/finaid/index.htm
or visit the Office of Financial Aid:
Room 7207 (located at 7th floor)
Phone: 1-212-817-7460; Fax: 1-212-817-1623
Email: financialaid@gc.cuny.edu
Application process for financial assistance
The single page Application for Financial Assistance included with The Graduate School and University Center Application for Admission (or available directly from the Office of Financial Aid) is the only form required to apply for most institutional aid. The Office of Financial Aid collects and evaluates all applications and informs each Program of the names and relative financial need of its financial aid applicants. Programs consider financial need and academic merit when making awards, as well as other practical and academic factors which vary by program. Once a Program has made a nomination, the Office of Financial Aid notifies the student of the award and collects the required documentation needed to pay the award.
Federal aid is awarded directly through the Office of Financial Aid in accordance with requirements established by federal law. Federal aid requires a separate application, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students who apply by the deadline for federal aid established each spring (usually in April) are considered for Federal Work Study Positions and/or Federal Perkins Loans for the upcoming academic year. Students interested in Federal Direct Loans may apply by submitting a loan application in addition to filing a FAFSA. First-time borrowers must attend a personal pre-loan interview before the loan is disbursed. The New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) is awarded directly by New York State. Students apply for TAP by filing the FAFSA.
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Tuition and fees
SUBJECT TO CHANGE: See admissions for most recent schedule of tuition and fees.