2018

Financial Aid

Incoming graduate students can apply for merit-based financial aid—fellowships, scholarships and instructional associate (IA) positions—by answering “yes” on the online application for admission by the published deadline. There are no further fellowship or scholarship opportunities for current students. The GRO will email IA and hourly job openings, along with associated deadlines and procedures, to continuing students each academic term.

Need-based aid is available in the form of government loans and is managed by the University’s Financial Aid Office, 200 Archbold, FinAidG1@syr.edu, 315-443-1513. You must file a FAFSAform and the applicable SU applications for financial aid via MySlice.

In the event of serious and unexpected financial need, special small grants of tuition scholarship may be made by the Newhouse School to assist students in the final stages of their degree programs. Near the end of the spring semester, the Associate Dean will publish a memo describing what is required to apply for this form of aid. This resource is extremely limited and can be used only in extreme situations for a maximum of three credits. A finite credit pool is available and once these credits have been allocated, no additional awards are possible.

Merit Aid Rules

The following rules apply to Newhouse-awarded merit aid: instructional associates (IA), teaching assistantships (TA), administrative assistants (AA), research assistantships, some scholarships and other SU awards funded through the Newhouse School. These rules need not necessarily apply to research assistantships or fellowships awarded by grants external to the School nor the hourly jobs offered at the School.

  1. Master’s students must be in good academic standing, defined as having a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, and having no more than one missing grade outstanding. Students holding academic year appointments are subject to review at the end of the fall semester.
  2. For academic year appointments, master’s students must demonstrate satisfactory job performance during the fall semester in order to continue in the spring.
  3. Master’s students cannot hold multiple IA/TA/AA positions concurrently in a given semester.
  4. Master’s students must be full-time and registered for at least nine credits required in the program in a given semester to receive merit aid.
  5. Master’s students may only receive IA/TA/AA positions for a maximum of three semesters.
  6. For joint degree and dual degree students, the home school must approve any Newhouse merit aid.
  7. IA/TA training is required for all instructional associates and teaching assistants and non-attendance constitutes forfeit of the position.

Incoming graduate students can apply for merit-based financial aid—fellowships, scholarships and instructional associate (IA) positions—by answering “yes” on the online application for admission by the published deadline. There are no further fellowship or scholarship opportunities for current students. The GRO will email IA and hourly job openings, along with associated deadlines and procedures, to continuing students each academic term.

Need-based aid is available in the form of government loans and is managed by the University’s Financial Aid Office, 200 Bowne Hall, FinAidG1@syr.edu, 315-443-1513. You must file a FAFSAform and the applicable SU applications for financial aid via MySlice.

In the event of serious and unexpected financial need, special small grants of tuition scholarship may be made by the Newhouse School to assist students in the final stages of their degree programs. Near the end of the spring semester, the Associate Dean will publish a memo describing what is required to apply for this form of aid. This resource is extremely limited and can be used only in extreme situations for a maximum of three credits. A finite credit pool is available and once these credits have been allocated, no additional awards are possible.

Merit Aid Rules

These rules apply to Newhouse-awarded merit aid: instructional associates (IA), teaching assistantships (TA), administrative assistants (AA), research assistantships, some scholarships and other SU awards funded through the Newhouse School. These rules need not necessarily apply to research assistantships or fellowships awarded by grants external to the School nor the hourly jobs offered at the School.

  1. Master’s students must be in good academic standing, defined as having a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, and having no more than one missing grade outstanding. Students holding academic year appointments are subject to review at the end of the fall semester.
  2. For academic year appointments, master’s students must demonstrate satisfactory job performance during the fall semester in order to continue in the spring.
  3. Master’s students cannot hold multiple IA/TA/AA positions concurrently in a given semester.
  4. Master’s students must be full-time and registered for at least nine credits required in the program in a given semester to receive merit aid.
  5. Master’s students may only receive IA/TA/AA positions for a maximum of three semesters.
  6. For joint degree and dual degree students, the home school must approve any Newhouse merit aid.
  7. IA/TA training is required for all instructional associates and teaching assistants and non-attendance constitutes forfeit of the position.