In the first two years students are charged the prevailing full tuition rate. In the third and fourth years, students pay a reduced tuition rate. Beyond four years, a student must pay the current facilities fee. Financial Aid Students may apply for tuition and stipendiary support based on financial need. The number of scholarship packages varies between two and four each year.
Most students are eligible for teaching fellowships and loans to help finance their studies.
Please consult the directions pages of the GSAS Guide to Admission and Financial Aid for complete instructions. Program of Study During the first two years in residence students acquire and demonstrate a broad grasp of economic theory and of the area or areas of political or social science theory most appropriate to their prospective research. Normally students are required to complete 16 one-term courses in this period. During the third year of residency, students continue to develop mastery of the three substantive fields that are the focus of the dissertation. One field must be in economics.