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Financial Aid and Student Employment

Financial Aid Opportunities for Graduate Students

Need-Based Aid

FAFSA must be received and processed by the University and the student must be admitted into their degree program no later than April 1st in order to receive need-based aid (with the exclusion of Stafford loan)

Federal programs based on a need basis:

  • Federal Perkins Loan (5% interest rate, repayment begins 9 months after attending less than half-time)
  • Federal Work-Study
  • Subsidized Federal Stafford Loan (Fixed interest rate of 6.80%, payment begins 6 months after attending less than half-time)

State Programs available on a need basis:

  • Colorado Graduate Grant - (Available only to Colorado residents, excluding military and Olympic residents).

Institutional Programs available on a need basis:

  • UCCS Tuition Grant (Available to students paying in-state tuition, including military and Olympic residents).
  • Graduate Diversity Scholarship - Students who meet one or more of the following criteria are encouraged to apply:
    • Minority
    • First generation college student
    • Single parent
    • Physical/learning disabilities
    • Documented financial need
    • The deadline to apply is March 1st

File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 1st each year. If you do not file by priority date, you may not be considered for all the aid (including work study) for which you are eligible. You may complete this at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.

Non-Need-Based Aid:

  • Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loan (Details same as subsidized, interest begins accruing immediately, whereas the interest can be capitalized at the end of the loan or paid while enrolled).
  • UCCS Graduate Fellowships - These fellowships are available through nominations from individual departments. Please contact your Graduate Department Advisor for more information.

Scholarship Services

All scholarship information and applications are online. Additional scholarship assistance is available in the Financial Aid Office. We research directories for relevant scholarships and make applications available to students as well as offering a link to several FREE scholarship search services on our web page. Also, please check with the college to which you are admitted for opportunities such as internships, fellowships, and assistantships.

Student Employment

Job listings are available to students through the Student Employment Assistance Network (SEAN'S Place)

Please contact our office for any questions regarding Financial Aid or Student Employment.