Financial Aid
Financial Aid and Assistantships
For financial aid information, see the section on Student Aid in the Graduate Degree Programs Bulletin. Financial aid is available through fellowships and scholarships, and more commonly, through research or teaching assistantships, which offer a stipend and waiver of tuition fees.
A limited number of assistantships are available for doctoral students through the Department of Education Policy Studies. If you are applying for a graduate assistantship for the ensuing academic year, the following information must be received in the program office by January 15:
- Completed online admission application to The Graduate School (including payment of nonrefundable application fee to The Graduate School)
- All supporting materials required for admission to the Educational Theory and Policy program
- Completed Graduate Assistantship Application

