Graduate Students

Types of Graduate Aid:
Grants and Scholarships | Student Employment | Financing Options

Grants and Scholarships

Graduate departments award students grants and scholarships based on merit and/or need. This gift aid credits to your tuition account and usually requires full time attendance. Aside from departmental-specific awards, these awards are also given by graduate departments:

• Graduate Studies Doctoral Fellowship - student must:
  • be a PhD student in an approved degree program
  • be enrolled in 9 hours per term
    
    Award amounts vary

• Colorado Graduate Grants (unavailable 2007-2008) - student must:
  • be a graduate student enrolled in an approved degree program
  • be a Colorado resident
  • be enrolled at least half-time
  • have an Expected Family Contribution (from the FAFSA) of $0 - $5775
    
    Award amounts vary from $1000 to $5000
  
  
• DU Need-Based FFEL Grant (available 2007-2008) - student must:
  • be a graduate students enrolled in an approved degree program
  • be enrolled at least half-time
  • have need as determined by the FAFSA
    
    Award amounts vary, but may not exceed tuition

• Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships (GTA/GRA) are merit awards designated by individual graduate school departments. GTA awards include tuition waivers credited directly to your tuition bill and stipends in the form of a salary. Eligibility requirements may be found in the Information for Students .pdf document. Students cannot have a workstudy position and a GTA position; they may have one or the other.