Graduate

Apply to Your Program

• If you are admitted, your program may offer you merit-based aid.

File Your FAFSA

• The New School's FAFSA code is 002780.
• The priority FAFSA deadline for prospective students is February 1 and for continuing students is February 15. Students are encouraged to submit the FAFSA before the priority deadline for the following fall semester to ensure that they receive consideration for as many kinds of financial aid as possible. 
• Remember that the FAFSA is released on October 1 for the next aid year. You do not need an admission decision to file the FAFSA.
• If you are applying for the spring semester, you should submit FAFSA for the current aid year.

Receive and Review Your Award Letter

• Types of aid mentioned in your award letter may include scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study.
• Certain kinds of aid, such as Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans, must be accepted or declined through your MyNewSchool account. Loans must be paid back with interest.
• Aid awarded in the form of Federal Work-Study requires you to find a job and is paid as earned wages. It does not apply toward your balance.

Review Your Outstanding Requirements

• You can view your requirements on MyNewSchool.
• After you accept certain kinds of aid, such as Direct Loans, you must take additional steps, such as completing entrance counseling and signing a Master Promissory Note on studentloans.gov.
• If you are selected for FAFSA verification, you will receive information on your next steps from the Office of Financial Aid.

Review Your Estimated Cost of Attendance

• Review your estimated Cost of Attendance, which may vary depending on factors such as your choice of housing and meal plan.
• If you need additional funding or financing, review options such as external scholarships, Graduate PLUS Loans, private loans, and monthly payment plans. If you have exhausted all of these options and are in need of additional scholarship aid, you can fill out the Financial Aid Appeal Application.

Assistantships are paid as compensation for teaching, laboratory work, or other services provided to an academic or administrative department.

If you are seeking an assistantship, notify your academic department. Note: Students who accept an assistantship are required to provide written notification to the Office of Financial Aid when they receive their appointment.

Many private sources of financial aid are available for qualified students. Visit the External Scholarships website for links that will help you research external funding sources.

Note: Students are required to provide notification of external financial aid to the Office of Financial Aid.

International graduate students studying on an F-1 or J-1 student visa are eligible for merit-based aid consideration as part of the admission process. For more information, see the International Students section.