Financial Aid Information for Graduate Students

Always check with the Office of Student Financial Aid for the most up to date and official information.

If you are thinking about applying for a Graduate Program at KSU, you should complete the FAFSA so that potential sources of financial aid can be identified for you. You should complete the FAFSA about the same time that you complete the Graduate Application for Admissions. Deadlines for completing the FAFSA are:

Please note: You must be fully accepted in order to qualify for any financial aid. If you are accepted pending official documentation or provisionally/conditionally accepted you will not qualify for financial aid.

Forms of Financial Aid for Graduate Students

Scholarships

There is a "window" of opportunity to apply for scholarships. For the 2007-2008 school year, that window will open on January 5, 2007 and close on March 2, 2007. The Scholarship website is www.kennesaw.edu/scholarships. You can see a list of scholarships, specifically for graduate students here. Scholarship awards are determined by a review committee.

Loans

Graduate students are eligible for 2 different loan programs.

Stafford Loans offer $8,500 as subsidized interest free and $10,000 unsubsidized.

Gradplus Loans offers an amount that is the cost of education less any other financial aid (loans, scholarships etc) that the student is receiving for the year/semester. Additionally, repayment begins when the student graduates or ceases ½ time enrollment.

Hope Teacher Scholarships

The Hope Teacher Scholarship program provides funds for teachers to pursue an advanced degree in a critical need teaching field. Application for the Hope Teacher Scholarship is handled by the Certification Officer in the Bagwell College of Education. The funds are distributed on a first come, first served basis beginning each July 1st and continuing until the funds are exhausted.

Graduate Research Assistantships

A Graduate Research Assistant works with a faculty member on a specific research project for a certain number of hours each week. In exchange, the GRA is granted a tuition fee waiver and provided a stipend. See the GRA website for more details.