Graduate Financial Aid
Graduate Financial Aid
Applying for financial aid doesn't have to be complicated. Here you'll find step by step instructions and information on your eligibility for financial aid.
Please select the correct forms for the semester for which you are seeking assistance:
For Spring 2025 terms, use 2024-2025 documents and forms
For Summer 2025, Fall 2025 or Spring 2026 terms, use 2025-2026 documents and forms
Submitting the forms
Our priority processing timeline is recommended as follows:*
For Summer: March 31
For Fall: June 1
For Spring: November 1
*Forms will be accepted after the designated date and complete files are processed in the order received based on the time of year you are seeking assistance and funding levels.
Students wishing to be offered any form of assistance other than scholarships will need to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each year. This is the most important document in the financial aid process.
The 2025-2026 FAFSA opens on October 1 for the 2026-27 application. Learn more about the FAFSA
Quinnipiac school code: 001402
This form is required to be offered financial aid and provides information including financial aid, enrollment plans, outside resources (including tuition reimbursement) and authorization to release information.
Grant funds are awarded to our full-time, on-ground (not online programs) graduate students who are U.S. citizens and demonstrate high financial need as evaluated by the financial aid office.
If applicable, certain students will also be asked to provide parental information* in order to apply.
Students receiving tuition waivers or university-based scholarships will not be given priority consideration for need-based grants.
2025-2026 Grant Applications:
*Parent application is required for grant consideration for unmarried students under the age of 26 or married students under the age of 24.
To be eligible for graduate financial aid you must be matriculated into a degree-granting program, be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or eligible non-citizen as defined by the FAFSA, be in compliance with various regulatory requirements of federal and state programs and University policies and procedures including making Satisfactory Academic Progress. Only courses towards the degree requirements are eligible for financial aid. In addition, you must be enrolled as least part-time (5 or more credits each semester).
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We're here to answer any questions you may have about the graduate financial aid process.