Graduate Studies Graduate Student Financial Assistance Graduate Student Financial Assistance Student financial assistance includes scholarships, loans, assistantships, and student employment under the Work Study program. The academic year begins in fall and ends in spring.
Summer requires a separate loan application if the student is borrowing.
All required documentation such as the USI Financial Aid Data Form must be submitted to the Student Financial Assistance Office by May 1. Signed photo-copies of prior year federal tax returns will be required from applicants who are selected for verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Applications and files completed after these deadlines will be processed after all on-time applications. Applications are available in the USI Student Financial Assistance Office. Write to address below or call 812.464.1767 for more information.