Financial Aid for Graduate Students

Financial aid for graduate students is only available for 400 level and higher coursework. Additional information and applications are available from:

Graduate Financial Aid
Office of Research and Graduate Studies
C-114 olmsted Building
Penn State Harrisburg
777 West Harrisburg Pike
Middletown PA 17057

Telephone: 717-948-6482
Email: Lisa Murray

Graduate Student Funding for 2006-07

Full-time Grad Student Stipends

For the following awards, students apply through their graduate program:

Graduate School Fellowships: Awarded to full-time incoming doctoral students starting in the first semester of enrollment. The award selectioon is based on GPA and GRE scores.

Bunton-Waller Graduate Scholars Awards: — 3 new awards for entering minority students; awarded competitively; GPA/GRE scores (or other standardized test) preferred. Requires School/College guarantee of second year assistantship for each student. Stipend (approx $13,600 for 06/07) + tuition scholarship.

Capital College Graduate Assistantships: 17 graduate assistantships at 1/2 level 10 (approx $12,500 for 06-07 + tuition scholarship.

School of Public Affairs

Please contact the School of Public Affairs at 717-948-6050 for more information regarding the following:

Blue Shield Fellowship: A Blue Shield Fellowship is awarded to a full-time or part-time student in either the Master of Health Administration, Master of Public Administration, or Ph.D. in Public Administration program at Penn State Harrisburg. Tuition is awarded for 12 credits for the fall and spring semester that includes a paid internship with Pennsylvania Blue Shield. Application deadline: April 1.

HealthAmerica Fellowship: A HealthAmerica Fellowship wil be awarded for 12 credits per academic year and includes a paid internship with HealthAmerica. Full-time or part-time students in either the Master of Health Administration, Master of Public Administration, or Ph. D. in Public Administration program at Penn State Harrisburg may apply. Application deadline is April 1.

Assistantship "Top-Ups": (students apply through their graduate program)

Fund for Excellence in Graduate Recruitment (FEGR) Awards: $8000 for "top-ups", usually given as $1-4000 each.

Graham Endowed Fellowships: $16,000 for "top-ups", usually at $1-4000 each; cannot supplement Grad. School funding; can be awarded for 1-2 years.

Grad Recruitment Fund: $5000 for top-up for doctoral student of superior quality (requires GRE or similar standardized score).

Tuition Scholarships: (applications available in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies except as noted)

International Student Tuition Grant-In-Aid: apply on-line

Summer Tuition Assistance: for students who received two consecutive semesters of fellowship/assistantship support.

Other ways to fund students

School-specific funding, example research assistantships from grants. Wage-payroll (through the respective graduate program).

Sources Available Through the Office of Financial Aid: Work Study (graduate students earn $8.75 an hour with a maximum of 20 hours per week); Loans (possible eligibility of $18,500)

Filing the FAFSA: Complete the FAFSA on the web. Penn State's federal school code is 003329. If this is your first time filing you will need to request a Personal Identification Number (PIN). Please write your pin number down for future reference. We recommend that the 2006-07 FAFSA be submitted by February 15, 2006 for maximum consieration for all financial aid programs at Penn State. Note: The 2005 federal income tax information is required to complete the FAFSA.

The FAFSA serves as the single application for all types of student financial aid--federal, state, and Penn State programs. Undergraduate and graduate students must be enrolled at least half-time (6 credits) in a degree seeking program to receive any financial aid.

Students wishing to apply for a Stafford Student Loan must answer yes to question #27 and for work study question #28.

Academic Scholarships: Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better are encouraged to file the Academic Scholarship Application for 2006-07 by April 1, 2006. Print the form and mail the completed application to the Financial Aid Office, Room 70 Swatara Building, Middletown, PA 17057.

Board of Advisors Graduate Fellowship: Fellowship to recognize and support an outstanding graduate student enrolled or planning to enroll at Penn State Harrisburg who demonstrates financial need. (Funded through the Financial Aid Office, but students must be nominated by their respective programs. There are early deadlines for applying for this fellowship, including filing an application for financial aid: check the web for details). Deadline date is March 15th and the application is available online.