Financial Aid

Fellowships & Scholarships

Up to five full tuition fellowship awards are given each year. The Graduate School of Art Fellowship Awards recognize and reward exceptional talent and artistic/academic performance. All students accepted for admission are automatically considered. No specific application is required. The Henrietta Wahlert Scholarship for Painters and Sculptors and the Eliza McMillan Scholarship for Women are available without separate application. The Danforth Scholarship is awarded based on nominations from Art alumni. Other partial tuition remission art scholarships are available automatically upon acceptance. All scholarships are renewable for the second year.

Applicants for the Mr. and Mrs. Spencer T. Olin Fellowships for Women and the Chancellor's Graduate Fellowships must submit a separate application to the M.F.A. program. Both provide full tuition and a stipend. Our recommendation is to include duplicates of all of your Graduate School of Art application materials.

The Mr. and Mrs. Spencer T. Olin Fellowships for Women is a joint enterprise of the Monticello College Foundation and Washington University providing Fellowships for women for graduate study in a number of fields, including art. The deadline for completed applications and all supporting documents is January 17.

For further information and application, please refer to the Office of the GSAS:
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Washington University
Campus Box 1187
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis MO 63130-4899
Phone: 314-935-6848
Fax: 314-935-4887
Email: GraduateSchool@artsci.wustl.edu

The Chancellor's Graduate Fellowships is open to those interested in becoming college or university professors, for graduate study in various fields, including art. The deadline for completed applications and supporting documents is January 17.

For further information and application, please refer to:
Chancellor's Graduate Fellowship Program
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Washington University
#1 Brookings Hall, Campus Box 1187
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
Phone: 314-935-6821
Fax: 314-935-4887
Email: SHERI_NOTARO@aismail.wustl.edu

Teaching and Technical Assistantships

Most of these awards carry stipends equivalent to 20% of tuition. For assistantships with special responsibilities, the stipends are greater. Assistantships may be funded through the Federal Work Study Program. All applicants to the MFA program are automatically considered for these awards, which are renewable.

Teaching Opportunities

Teacher of Record opportunities exist for semester and summer courses. Selections are based on artistic merit, maturity in the classroom setting and availability.

Education Loans

Students may be eligible for Subsidized Federal Stafford Loans up to the maximum amount determined by the U. S. Government (presently $8,500) as well as Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loans and Perkins National Direct Student Loan (NDSL) funds. Upon application to the MFA program, the applicant will receive a "Washington University Graduate Student Family Financial Profile (FFP)" and a U. S. Department of Education "Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)" to determine eligibility for loans.

GradPLUS Loans

A GradPLUS loan is a government guaranteed alternative loan that provides funds up to the Cost of Attendance for Graduate and Professional students. This loan is not based on need and carries a fixed interest rate of 8.5%. You should exhaust all Federal Stafford loan eligibility before applying for a GradPLUS loan. For more information CLICK HERE.

Tuition

Tuition for the 2007-2008 academic year is $27,590. It is expected to be increased approximately 4.5% for the following year.

All inquiries and materials pertaining to financial aid should be directed to:
Cris Baldwin
Assistant Dean & Registrar
Washington University in St. Louis
College & Graduate School of Art
Campus Box 1031
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63130-4899
314-935-4761 (telephone)
314-935-6462 (fax)