You should make a reasonable allowance for these items. The University requires that all students carry year-round hospitalization insurance. This cost should be included in your estimates of expenses. The University offers financial assistance to students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences through fellowships, assistantships, work-study plans, and loans. A student interested in applying for any of these should read the sections below to find the office to contact.
Most superior students can expect to receive aid of some kind throughout their graduate careers.
Fellowships The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has a number of merit fellowships supported by endowments, gifts, and other sources that it offers to exceptional students. They are available to all students and are awarded on the individual's academic achievement and promise. In addition to these fellowships, some departments have merit fellowships with comparable stipends that are awarded by the department on the same basis as the Graduate School fellowships. You must be nominated by your department in order to be considered for a Graduate School fellowship. If you indicate on your application for admission that you seek financial aid, the department to which you are applying as a candidate for a fellowship will automatically consider you.