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Costs and Financial Assistance
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.
Tuition
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.
Financial Assistance
Two types of fellowships are available for La Follette School of Public Affairs students based on merit for their first year.
- Ten La Follette School Fellowships are awarded to students each year on a merit basis. All students who apply by the January 1 deadline are eligible. Students are considered for fellowships during the application process. There is no separate application for the fellowship. La Follette awards provide a maximum of $11,000 for the first year of study. Fellows are given priority consideration for project assistantships during their second year. Project assistantships provide tuition, health insurance coverage and a stipend.
- University of Wisconsin Graduate School Advanced Opportunity Fellowships,
are awarded to qualified targeted minority students or students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
International students do not qualify for this fellowship.
Second-Year support
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:
- La Follette PA’s are those granted to La Follette by the Dean of L&S. Generally these PA's are assigned to work with a La Follette faculty member. Their tuition is covered, they earn a stipend, and receive health insurance.
Priority is given to La Follette fellows.
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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.
- External PA’s are those that La Follette develops with non-University public and private agencies, persuading those agencies to provide employment by funding a PA, rather than by directly employing students on an hourly or salaried basis.
Housing
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
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.
Federal Financial Aid
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.
Deadlines
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.