Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Merit and need based grants, work-study opportunities and federal student loans to undergraduate students are administered by the Office of Student Financial Services. This office also provides access to federal student loans and work-study opportunities for graduate students.
Masters Degree Students
Students who have graduated with a Johns Hopkins University undergraduate degree automatically earn a Dean’s Master’s Fellowship covering half of tuition for every semester of full-time enrollment in a WSE master’s degree program, provided they have either: (a) completed eight full-time semesters of study at Johns Hopkins, or (b) have not been enrolled at Johns Hopkins for at least one year. Concurrent students who are pursuing JHU bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the same time who have not yet completed eight full-time semesters of study at JHU, and have retained undergraduate status, are eligible to continue to apply for undergraduate financial aid through the Office of Student Financial Services.
Ph.D. Students
Financial aid for full-time Ph.D. candidates is provided directly from the Materials Science and Engineering Department in the form of research assistantships and fellowships. All applicants to the Ph.D. program are automatically considered for financial aid; there is no separate application. Assistantships include:
- Full tuition support (80% tuition remission, with the remaining 20% covered either by the student's research advisor or by the department via fellowships)
- Stipend for living expenses ($30,200 for the 2011-2012 academic year)
- Individual health insurance
A list of estimated expenses for graduate study may be found here.
Qualified Ph.D. students are strongly enouraged to apply for external fellowships. These presitigous awards provide significant flexibility in the choice of advisor and research program. Examples include: