FAQ - What are the requirements to receive aid as a graduate student?

Question
What are the requirements to receive aid as a graduate student?
Answer

Graduate students who meet the following criteria may be eligible to receive federal financial aid:

  • Regularly admitted to a Graduate Program at the University of Arizona,
  • be a U.S. Citizen or an eligible Non-Citizen,
  • maintain Satisfactory Academic Standing, and
  • enrolled for required credit hours during each semester that aid is received (a minimum of 5 during the fall and spring semesters, and a minimum of 5 during the summer.) 

If you are working on your dissertation, you only need to be registered for 3 units of 900 level.

It is also possible to receive loans for 1 unit of 900 level course work, by applying for Advance Status.