Graduate Students

Financial Aid for main campus graduate students is primarily in the form of federal loans. Our office does not award Scholarships, Assistantships, or Fellowships: visit the Graduate School site for more information.

For students entering Syracuse University during the summer, your fall/spring financial aid will not be available until mid-July. You may use our Loan Eligibility Worksheet to estimate your financial aid for the academic year.

Applying for Federal Financial Aid

Step 1: (For summer aid only)
Complete a 2011-12 FAFSA by May 1^st if your program begins in the summer, or if you plan to continue your enrollment for summer. After filing the FAFSA, complete the SU Financial Aid Summer Graduate Application available in mid-March found on your MySlice To Do List.

Step 2: (For academic year aid)
File the 2012-13 FAFSA by July 1^st for fall/spring aid. (Students who filed the 2011-12 FAFSA for summer enrollment and will continue through to the fall semester will need to also file the 2012-13 FAFSA for the academic year).

Step 3:
Complete the Syracuse University Graduate Financial Aid Application on your MySlice To Do List.

For entering students, this becomes available after you are officially admitted to your graduate program.

Step 4:
Once we receive both your completed FAFSA and Syracuse University Graduate Financial Aid Application, we will update your MySlice Financial Aid with the amount(s) of your federal loan eligibility. Your MySlice Financial Aid is your official notice of aid administered by our office. It will not include any academic awards that you may be receiving. Your MySlice Financial Aid will be updated as follows:

• Students attending summer session will be updated beginning in Mid-March.
• Students admitted for the fall semester will be updated beginning Mid-April 2012.
• Currently enrolled students will be updated beginning Mid-June 2012.

Remember: You cannot apply for federal aid after the year or term you are attending has ended.