SPEA MASTER’S PROGRAMS
Estimated Expenses
Estimated Cost of Attendance for 2014-2015: Master of Public Affairs (MPA) & Master of Science in Environmental Science (MSES) Students:
Tuition* Mandatory Fees** Total
Resident $10,999 $1,301 $12,300
Non-Resident $25,295 $1,301 $25,596
*The figures above represent a full year’s tuition, based on 12 hours per semester of master’s-level coursework at SPEA. Please note that tuition and fees are subject to change without notice by action of the Board of Trustees of Indiana University. **Mandatory fees support ongoing maintenance for IU’s 900 buildings and associated infrastructure, technology, transportation, and more.
Additional information can be found at the Indiana University Office of the Bursar (http://bursar.indiana.edu) and at the Office of Student Financial Assistance website (http://studentcentral.indiana.edu/).
MASTERS PROGRAM OFFICE • SPEA 260 • 1315 East Tenth St. • Bloomington, IN 47405
Financing Your Education Many students use a combination of awards and assistantships, fellowships and grants, part-time jobs, and student loans to finance their education. SPEA offers a number of merit-based awards. Many other SPEA students obtain assistance from research or teaching resources within the School or from other departments and offices on campus. SPEA works to inform its students of opportunities within and around the university community through a weekly electronic newsletter; however, students should be proactive in researching external funding opportunities. Need-based aid. Indiana University’s Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) administers all need-based aid, including federal and state scholarships and grants, federal student loans, and Federal Work Study funds. Students interested in this type of funding should submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by the university’s priority deadline of March 10 to be considered for the maximum amount of need-based aid. Forms are available online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov or from OSFA. Additional information about need-based aid can be reviewed on OSFA’s website: http://studentcentral.indiana.edu/. Merit-based aid. All applicants who submit a complete application file and meet the priority deadline of February 1 are considered for SPEA merit based aid. To apply, check the appropriate boxes in the Departmental Questions (DQs) portion of your application. The DQs will be offered to you upon your official application via Indiana University’s Graduate and Professional Admissions Application (eApp) and are also accessible on SPEA’s Admissions website. The merit-aid allocation process begins in February, and recipients are notified in March. GPA and test scores, academic and professional achievements, extracurricular and volunteer activities, recommendation letters, and responses to application questions are among the factors considered when determining merit awards. Merit awards include fellowships, graduate and teaching assistantships (GAs and TAs), Service Corps Fellow and Coverdell Fellow designations, and tuition scholarships. Merit awards generally include a partial tuition remission and a stipend or hourly wage. Part-time employment. Many students seek part-time employment to earn extra money for tuition and living expenses. Full- and part-time positions are available on campus and posted online at the following websites: http://www.indiana.edu/~uhrs/jobs/ http://www.indiana.edu/~uitshr/services/jobs/IUBhourly.html http://www.indiana.edu/~career/
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