Students may qualify for admission to graduate-level courses by fulfilling the requirements outlined in the current catalog. All persons interested in taking any course or courses for graduate credit must be admitted to graduate school. Graduate Student Assistance Financial assistance for graduate students from the Admissions and Financial Assistance Office is limited to Federal College Work Study, Federal Perkins Loans, University Loans, and Federal Direct Loans. You should contact your department for other possibilities such as scholarships, grants, fellowships and assistantships . A faculty committee is responsible for determining which scholarships are available each year.
Most scholarships are renewable based upon academic performance.
You may do research or gain valuable work experience in your field through the Alumni Education Assistant Program. The Alumni Association funds this program and a committee reviews and approves the work in advance to insure it is meaningful and useful toward your degree. The amount of money you may earn, renewal in the program, and limitations are the same as for the Federal College Work Study program. You may alternate semesters of work with full-time study through UMR's Cooperative Training Program. The UMR Parents' Association's Educational Assurance Grant Program provides the funding.