In addition to the advantages offered by our exceptional faculty and curriculum, students find Madison an attractive and relatively inexpensive city in which to pursue graduate study.
The Office of the Registrar has tuition information for full-time resident and non-resident graduate students. The Graduate School has additional information about the cost of living that international students may find useful.
Two types of fellowships are available for La Follette School of Public Affairs students based on merit for their first year.
Second year support is available through project assistantships which students apply for by submitting a resume and cover letter. There are three types of PAships:
Priority is given to La Follette fellows.
Non-La Follette on-campus PA’s. La Follette students are eligible to apply for other University PA’s. These include, e.g., a professor in the School of Human Ecology with a grant wishing to hire a university student.
Graduate housing provided by the university is available in Randall Tower, the Rust-Schreiner House, Davis House, and Merit House. Family housing for students is available on Harvey Street and in Eagle Heights. For more information and for application forms for university housing, contact:
Division of University Housing
Slichter Hall
625 Babcock Drive
Madison, Wisconsin 53706
608.262.2522.
For housing off campus, check with the Campus Assistance
Center:
716 Langdon Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53706
608.263.2400
International students who apply by January 1st, will be considered for merit based fellowships and scholarships. The Graduate School does not request financial documents from international applicants until a recommendation for admission has been received. International Students wishing to know more about the costs of attendance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison should consult the financial aid office.
To qualify for federal aid students complete the required documents found at this site: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
U.S. citizenship, permanent residence, or resident-alien status is required for federally funded programs fellowship, loan and grant programs. International students cannot be considered for long-term loans or Federal Work-Study programs. International students who require financial aid are advised to seek support from their home government or outside agencies.
Priority consideration will be given to applications for admission and fellowships submitted by January 1.
For admission only, with no fellowship, priority will be give to those applications submitted by March 1st.