Applying for Financial Support
What We Offer
Bryn Mawr
offers many forms of financial support, including fellowships,
grants, tuition awards, teaching assistantships, and summer
stipends. Thanks to a generous private donation and an NEH
Challenge Grant, we also have several exciting new
opportunities for exceptionally qualified applicants
to departments in the Graduate Group in Archaeology, Classics,
and History of Art.
To apply for any form of financial support, all you need to do
is answer yes to the question, "Do you wish to be considered
for financial aid?" on p. 1 of the admissions application
form.
Fellowships and grants are available for applicants to the programs in HISTORY OF
ART, CLASSICAL AND NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY, GREEK, LATIN,
AND CLASSICAL STUDIES, and FRENCH. Fellowships carry
stipends up to $17,000 (including a health insurance subsidy
and summer stipend of $2,000) and may be guaranteed for multiple
years.
Applicants to the Graduate Group in Archaeology, Classics and History of Art may be considered for ARETE FELLOWSHIPS, with stipends up to $18,500. Areté, Greek for "excellence", denotes superior achievement in any one of the fields of the Graduate Group. No special application is required for these fellowships. FELLOWSHIPS FOR MULTI-DISCIPLINARY STUDY, funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, are for applicants qualified to do graduate work in more than one discipline. Departments will nominate for this award those applicants whose records show that they have the depth and breadth of training, including language competence, and the commitment to follow an interdisciplinary program of study. No special application is required. Fellowships for Multi-Disciplinary Study carry stipends of $19,000 ($15,000 plus a summer stipend of $4,000).
DEAN'S FELLOWSHIPS are intended
to enhance the diversity of our graduate student body.
They carry augmented stipends and multi-year guarantees.
In order to qualify for these fellowships applicants must
provide the information requested on p. 3 of the admission
application form.
Students applying to the departments of CHEMISTRY, MATHEMATICS,
PHYSICS, and FRENCH may apply for teaching
assistantships. Teaching assistantships provide
stipends equivalent to fellowships, in exchange for a maximum
of 17.5 hours of work per week in departmentally assigned
teaching duties. Teaching assistantships are renewable annually,
on the basis of departmental recommendation. In the
sciences, teaching assistantships typically are accompanied
by summer stipends for the summer following the academic year.
Applicants to all programs may apply for tuition
awards. Tuition awards cover the tuition charges for up
to 6 units of coursework (3 each semester), which is a full-time
course load except for TAs, who may take only 2 units each
semester. Fellowships and Teaching assistantships always include
tuition awards.
Criteria
All financial support from the GSAS is awarded on the basis of merit rather than need. Merit is determined by the faculty in the department to which the applicant has applied, on the basis of academic promise gauged from the application dossier. Departmental recommendations for support are reviewed by the Committee on Graduate Awards, which approves or denies recommendations on the basis of an overview of applications to all departments. Final decisions are made by the Dean on the basis of the Committee's advice.
How to Apply: To apply for financial support, simply say "yes" to question II.2 on the application form ("Do you wish to be considered for financial aid?"). The application must be post marked by January 4, 2010.
Other
Possibilities: The
Financial Aid Office, in the Benham Gateway Building, can
help students process student loans. Call 610-526-5245
or -5246, or e-mail Felicia Korenstein (fkorenst@brynmawr.edu).
U.S. citizens and permanent residents applying for Stafford
and other federal loans are required to complete the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). To print out
this form go to www.fafsa.ed.gov.
For more information about federal loan possibilities, go
to the Federal Student Financial Assistance homepage: www.ed.gov/finaid.html.
What it Costs: Tuition charges for 2009-2010 are as follows:Full-time students: 6 academic units: $31,740; 5 academic units: $26,450; 4 academic units: $21,160; 3 academic units: $15,870; 2 academic units: $10,580; 1 academic unit: $5,290; Unit of supervised work: $845; Continuing Enrollment Fee: $430 per semester.
