Deadlines and Instructions for Applying - New/Prospective Graduate Students
| APPLYING FOR BROWN FUNDING - GRADUATE STUDENTS | ||
| PhD Candidates | Your application for admission serves as your application for consideration of 5 years of full support. No additional application is necessary at the time of admission. U.S. citizens and Permanent residents will be required to complete the 2012-2013 FAFSA after enrollment for record keeping purposes. | |
| Masters Candidates | If you are a Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) candidate: |
Complete the online application located on the Brown Department of Education’s website. |
| If you are a Masters in Fine Arts (MFA)/ Trinity Rep Candidate | Complete the financial aid application located online. | |
| For all others, there is no separate application for financial aid. Funding decisions (if any) are made through your Director of Graduate Study in the Department or Program for which you have applied. | NOTE: Most Masters candidates are “self funded”, meaning Brown funding is not available. There is no application for funding. You may wish to confirm that your Department or Program considers you for any possible funding available. | |
| Applying for Federal Loans - Graduate Students | ||
| Recommended Filing Dates | Requirement | Important Notes |
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No deadlines exist except that the FAFSA must be filed upon applying for loans or no later than 5/1/13 for the 2012-13 Academic Year. If you intend to borrow loans to help offset your tuition bills, then sufficient time must be allowed to process your loan eligibility prior to tuition bill deadlines. The following loan application submission dates are recommended: Fall Semester Enrollment:
June 1st
Spring Semester Enrollment:
November 1st |
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| APPLYING FOR PRIVATE LOANS – GRADUATE STUDENTS |
| Private, credit-based education loans are available for consideration by International Students (with a credit worthy U.S. cosigner) or for Federal Loan recipients who need more resources than what is offered by the Federal loan program. For guidance on researching private loans, click here. |
COMMON LOAN QUESTIONS:
When will I hear about my eligibility for loans?
You will not be notified of any loan eligibility unless or until you are accepted by the Graduate School. Until then, students may estimate their loan eligibility on their own by completing our AFFORDABILITY WORKSHEET (see next question). Once enrollment is confirmed, the student will receive access to the Brown network, including billing and financial records. The student will be able to accept any loans that s/he may wish to borrow at that time.
Determining your eligibility on your own…..
Students who must make enrollment decisions prior to hearing about loan eligibility may determine their eligibility for loans by completing our Affordability worksheet. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email the Office of Financial Aid for Graduate Students.
I submitted my FAFSA but was not offered loans when I gained access to my financial aid award . Why?
If you do not have any loans in offered status to you at selfservice.brown.edu then chances are we did not receive your FAFSA application, or your data did not load properly. Please email the Office of Financial Aid for Graduate Students for assistance.