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Whiting school to extend master's tuition grants
Issue date: 4/30/09
Starting next semester, all Hopkins students pursuing master's degrees at the Whiting School of Engineering will receive a 50 percent tuition grant.
Previously, financial aid for master's programs in most engineering departments was determined by merit, with the exception of some combined BA/MS programs. Now, to encourage more students to continue on to earn their master's, grants will be awarded to anyone with a Hopkins undergraduate degree.
According to Nick Jones, Benjamin T. Rome dean of the Whiting School of Engineering, the University's decision is a standardization of their aid policies for all graduate engineering programs.
"What we decided to do was to rationalize and standardize [tuition grants] across the school," he said.
Tuition for a full-time master's degree program for the 2009-2010 school year is $39,150, so the grants will be offering almost $20,000 per student. Jones said that the grants will be especially helpful for students for whom finances are tight.
"We felt that this was a good way to offer some additional support to Hopkins students who were interested in pursuing an advanced degree," he said.
Although the University's decision will ease the burden on students during the recession, the grants are not a temporary measure, according to Edward Scheinerman, vice dean for education and professor of Applied Mathematics & Statistics at the Whiting School.
Students who did not attend Hopkins for their undergraduate degree are also eligible for aid, but it is merit-based and awarded on a case-by-case basis, Jones said.
"What's special about this program is that we're saying that for anyone who's been a Hopkins undergraduate, we're offering the 50 percent tuition grant, no questions asked," he said.
An undergraduate major in engineering is not an eligibility requirement: the only criteria is earning admission to a graduate program in engineering and a bachelor's degree from Hopkins.
Previously, financial aid for master's programs in most engineering departments was determined by merit, with the exception of some combined BA/MS programs. Now, to encourage more students to continue on to earn their master's, grants will be awarded to anyone with a Hopkins undergraduate degree.
According to Nick Jones, Benjamin T. Rome dean of the Whiting School of Engineering, the University's decision is a standardization of their aid policies for all graduate engineering programs.
"What we decided to do was to rationalize and standardize [tuition grants] across the school," he said.
Tuition for a full-time master's degree program for the 2009-2010 school year is $39,150, so the grants will be offering almost $20,000 per student. Jones said that the grants will be especially helpful for students for whom finances are tight.
"We felt that this was a good way to offer some additional support to Hopkins students who were interested in pursuing an advanced degree," he said.
Although the University's decision will ease the burden on students during the recession, the grants are not a temporary measure, according to Edward Scheinerman, vice dean for education and professor of Applied Mathematics & Statistics at the Whiting School.
Students who did not attend Hopkins for their undergraduate degree are also eligible for aid, but it is merit-based and awarded on a case-by-case basis, Jones said.
"What's special about this program is that we're saying that for anyone who's been a Hopkins undergraduate, we're offering the 50 percent tuition grant, no questions asked," he said.
An undergraduate major in engineering is not an eligibility requirement: the only criteria is earning admission to a graduate program in engineering and a bachelor's degree from Hopkins.
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