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Financial Aid Categories

Financial aid for graduate students falls under two general categories: need based and non-need based. Each kind of aid has certain advantages and limitations, and each is subject to varying standards of eligibility, application procedures, and regulations. Work study employment is the only need-based financial aid program for graduate students. Non-need based financial aid includes graduate fellowships and scholarships, graduate assistantships, internships, non-work study campus employment, and loans.