Financial Aid

Financial aid in the form of loans is offered on the basis of financial need. Some of the factors that are taken into consideration in determining the student’s financial strength are income, assets, number of dependents, other educational expenses, debt and unusual circumstances.

All aid recipients must apply for financial aid each year. As student circumstances and/or availability of funding change, so may the amount of distribution of financial aid.

PLEASE NOTE:

  • Graduate students need to be accepted into a degree program in order to be offered aid. A copy of your letter of acceptance is required as part of the Financial Aid Application Process. Conditional acceptances and acceptances to certificate programs do not meet the requirement.
  • In order to receive/retain college grants and federal loans, the graduate recipient must have at least a “B” average or its equivalent, or academic requirements consistent with the requirements for graduation, as determined by Federal Satisfactory Academic Progress Standards and Saint Michael's College.
  • A graduate student must also be enrolled at least half-time per semester (six credits) to be considered for these aid programs.

    For information or questions, please contact officeofstudentfinancialservices@smcvt.edu.

Federal Student Loans

There are two loan programs, the Federal Subsidized/Unsubsidized Stafford Loan Program and the Federal Graduate PLUS Loan Program. Students applying for any loan must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and a Saint Michael's College Graduate Financial Aid Application. (Please note: For summer sessions, you must also complete the additional one-page form "Application for Summer Session Financial Aid")

These forms are available online at the Student Financial Services Forms page.

Students must also submit to the Financial Aid Office a signed copy of their Federal Income Tax Return and W-2's.  Other forms may be required after review of the FAFSA information.  For detailed information on these loans, contact the Saint Michael’s College Financial Aid Office at 802.654.3244 or e-mail officeofstudentfinancialservices@smcvt.edu.

Please note: Most federal, state, and college aid for post-secondary education is available primarily to undergraduate students.  Graduate students often need to look outside of traditional sources to foundations, special grants, employer education funds, etc., to find financial assistance.  To do a scholarship search, visit www.fastweb.com.

 

  

Graduate Assistantship in Administration and Management
Contact Diana Hoppe, dhoppe@smcvt.edu

Graduate Assistantship: Education
Contact Karen Abbott, kabbott@smcvt.edu

Graduate Assistantship: MATESOL (posted filled until fall 2009) Contact Deni Bergne, dbergne@smcvt.edi

Graduate Workstudy: MATESOL (position filled until fall 2009) Contact Deni Bergne, dbergne@smcvt.edi

Graduate Assistantship: Clinical Psychology: Submit a letter of interest to: Tara Arcury, tarcury@smcvt.edu, Clinical Psychology, Saint Michael's College, One Winooski Park, Box 288, Colchester, VT 05439; by June 1 for the upcoming fall term.