FUNDING OPTIONS

Scholarships and graduate assistants are scored on the following categories of merit, need and diversity. These may include:

• Academic excellence, including exceptional standardized exam scores

• Strong professional experience exhibiting leadership or leadership potential

• Significant Involvement in civic/volunteer/church activities

• Strong recommendations from business/professional sources

• Minority or international student status

• Demonstrated financial need by completing the FAFSA

• Special skills & aptitudes (for graduate assistantship positions)

FULL SCHOLARSHIP & GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS

For the fall semester, all students accepted by March 1, will automatically be considered for scholarships and graduate assistantships. Each scholarship includes different eligibility requirements, including, but not limited to:

• Five Full Tuition Scholarships will be awarded each academic year.

• Full Tuition Scholarship recipients must work 20 hours a week in a GA position throughout the academic year.

Graduate assistantships offer the chance for graduate students to work within the university community and build their resumes while benefiting from a reduction in graduate tuition. These opportunities vary each academic year depending on the college’s research and administrative needs.

PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP & GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS

Many partial scholarships and graduate assistantships are also awarded each year. This number varies based on the size of the admitted applicant pool and jobs available.

Belmont Bruin Alumni Grant

Students who have graduated from Belmont University with a previous undergraduate or graduate degree earn a 20% reduction of the cost of graduate tuition. Students must complete the graduate application by the appropriate deadline and be accepted to the graduate program.

Endowed Scholarships

• Alumni Council Scholarship for Hardship

• Accelerated MBA Massey Scholarship

• Ben Rechter MBA Minority Scholarship

• Charles R. F. Treadway Scholarship

• Damon & Carrie Hininger Massey

• Glover Graduate Scholarship for Accounting

• Graduate Assistantship Scholarship

• H.B. and Doris Massey Minority Scholarship

• Jack C. Massey Endowed (Nelson)

• Jack C. Massey Scholarship

• Massey Scholars for Professional MBA Students

• McWhorter Society HCMBA Scholarship

• Robert Whisenant Accounting Scholarship

• Volunteer Capital Massey Memorial Scholarship

External Scholarship Opportunities

These are not affiliated with Belmont but have been useful to students who apply.

• PointFoundation.org

• ScholarshipAmerica.org

CORPORATE PARTNERS PROGRAM & EMPLOYER DIRECT PAY

Employer tuition assistance is an agreement between you and your employer. If your employer is reimbursing you after your courses are complete each semester, you are financially responsible to pay for courses before the semester begins. You can pay or use loans to get started, then you can roll your reimbursement checks into the future semesters. If your employer will pay your tuition directly to Belmont, Student Financial Services needs employer authorization to agree to Belmont’s payment terms.

Further, if your employer offers any form of tuition assistance, The Massey

College offers matching funds up to 20% off tuition in spring and fall (up to four semesters total) through our Corporate Partners Program (CPP) for MBA programs. Corporate Partners discounts are not applied in summer.

Installment Payment Plans

Belmont, in partnership with Nelnet, offers an interest-free payment plan to all current and admitted students to assist with the cost of attendance. Semester payment plans are available for a nominal fee. The payment plan is not a loan, does not require a credit check and does not incur interest charges.

Stafford Student Loans

Graduate students who are U.S. citizens are eligible to apply for the Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan programs, which are awarded without regard to financial need. Interest accrues from the time the loan is disbursed until it is paid in full. The maximum loan is $20,500 per academic year. If you are using Stafford Loans to pay any portion of your tuition, you should complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at the time of application, or at least six weeks before classes begin. To determine eligibility requirements for student loans and demonstrated need for scholarships, submit the FAFSA and request that Belmont University receive a copy of the analysis. You may file the FAFSA online at www.studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa

Veterans Benefits

Individuals who have completed U.S. military service should contact one of Belmont’s V.A. Education Counselors at 615.460.6871 or visit www. belmont.edu/veterans/contact_us. The University supports several armed forces educational benefit programs, including the Yellow Ribbon program.

Please contact Student Financial Services at finaid@belmont.edu or 615.460.6403 for more information and a recommended strategy.