Scholarship for Graduate Students

MICA considers all entering graduate and post-baccalaureate students for partial, merit-based scholarships based on the strength of their application. These scholarship funds include MICA Graduate Merit Scholarship as well as other endowed awards. The scholarship letter in your acceptance packet details these scholarship funds and also outlines the conditions for retaining the funds throughout your time at MICA. The Office of Graduate Admission and graduate faculty work closely to create and award these funds—if you have questions or concerns about scholarship funding, please don't hesitate to contact the Office of Graduate Admission directly.

Financial Aid for Graduate Students

For U.S. citizens and permanent residents, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a necessary step to securing need-based financial aid. This aid is distributed primarily in the form of Grad PLUS and Direct Unsubsidized loan. Once you've completed and submitted your FAFSA online at fafsa.ed.gov, it will be processed by MICA's Office of Financial Aid. Within 10 days after receiving the FAFSA, Financial Aid will send you a complete student budget and aid profile via email. Whether you've submitted your FAFSA or just started working on it, studentaid.ed.gov is a must-visit site: not only do they describe the process of securing aid, but there is detailed information about managing loans after graduate school.

Assistant Director of Financial Aid, Christine Lindquist works closely with incoming graduate students on federal financial aid. If you have questions about your award or eligibility, you can contact her directly at clindquist@mica.edu.

International students are not eligible to file a FAFSA form, but can find information about international student aid on the International Graduate Students page.

Other Funding

Locating third-party scholarships can be a difficult and competitive process. Below, we've collected some external resources to help in your research. MICA does not have any connection with these services.

• finaid.org
• collegeboard.org
• iefa.org (for international students)
• fastweb.com