{"id":49813,"date":"2022-12-08T13:43:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T18:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/admissions\/?page_id=91"},"modified":"2023-03-28T10:22:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T14:22:07","slug":"financial-aid-for-graduate-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/admissions\/graduate-admissions\/financial-aid-for-graduate-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Aid for Graduate Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">Admissions<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Financial Aid for Graduate Students<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-financial-aid-scholarship-information\">Financial Aid &amp; Scholarship Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Mary Washington offers financial assistance to graduate students enrolled at least half-time in degree programs and pathway programs. Half-time enrollment for graduate students is five graduate level credit hours per semester. A combination of 8 and 16 week courses can be taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students enrolled in other non-degree certificate programs or enrolled less than half time, are only eligible for alternative loans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Financial Aid<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How and When to Apply<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Students interested in applying for financial aid must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (<a href=\"http:\/\/fafsa.gov\">FAFSA<\/a>). In order for results from the FAFSA to download into the UMW financial aid system, students must have applied for admission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Office of Financial Aid determines eligibility for financial assistance after a student\u2019s acceptance into a program. Awarding of financial aid for the Fall term begins in April and in November for the Spring term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If enrolling for summer courses, students must also submit the Summer Financial Aid Application found on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/financialaid\/process\/forms\/\">Form\u2019s page<\/a>.<br>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/financialaid\/process\/timelines\/graduate-student\/\">Graduate Student Financial Aid Timeline<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scholarships &amp; Financial Aid by Degree type<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Master\u2019s Degree Programs (MED, MBA, GIS)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/financialaid\/types\/loans\/student-loans\/\">Federal Direct Graduate Loans<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/admissions\/graduate\/graduate-program-military-scholarship-application\/\">Military Scholarship for Graduate Programs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/admissions\/graduate\/va-teacher-scholarship\/\">UMW Virginia Teacher Scholarship (MED only)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/umw.scholarships.ngwebsolutions.com\/\">Graduate departmental scholarships<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Post-Master&#8217;s Pathway Programs in Education<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/financialaid\/types\/loans\/private\/\">Private educational loans<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umw.scholarships.ngwebsolutions.com\/CMXAdmin\/Cmx_Content.aspx?cpId=886\">Graduate departmental scholarships<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teaching Certification Programs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/financialaid\/types\/loans\/student-loans\/\">Federal Direct Undergraduate Loans<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/financialaid\/types\/loans\/private\/\">Private educational loans<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/umw.scholarships.ngwebsolutions.com\/CMXAdmin\/Cmx_Content.aspx?cpId=886\">Graduate departmental scholarships<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Federal TEACH Grant<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007, Congress created the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/teach-grant-program\">(TEACH) Grant Program<\/a> that provides grants of up to $4,000 per year to students who are completing or plan to complete course work needed to begin a career in teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As a condition for receiving a TEACH Grant<\/strong>, you must complete the TEACH Grant counseling that explains the terms and conditions of the TEACH Grant service obligation. Students must complete counseling each year that you receive a TEACH Grant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You must also sign a <em>TEACH Grant Agreement<\/em> to Serve in which you agree to (among other requirements) teach<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>in a high-need field;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>at an elementary school, secondary school, or educational service agency that serves students from low-income families; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>for at least four complete academic years within eight years after completing (or ceasing enrollment in) the course of study for which you received the grant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Financial Aid &amp; Scholarship Information The University of Mary Washington offers financial assistance to graduate students enrolled at least half-time in degree programs and pathway programs. Half-time enrollment for graduate students is five graduate level credit hours per semester. A combination of 8 and 16 week courses can be taken. 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