Santa Clara University

MSIS Financial Aid

Merit-based and need-based financial aid is available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents of the United States. The aid comes in the form of loans, scholarships, and project assistantships. To apply for consideration, graduate students must submit the FAFSA (Free application for Federal Student Aid) [link will open new window], and file with the appropriate office by the applicable deadline. It is also necessary to download and complete the Graduate Business Financial Aid Application and submit it before the specified deadline. It only needs to be submitted once per academic year. Students need not be admitted to the University before applying for financial aid. However, no offer of assistance will be made before a student is admitted. Scholarships and MBA project assistantships are administered by the School of Business. To be considered for these programs, the applicant must:

• be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
• be in good academic standing
• demonstrate financial need (based on information provided on the FAFSA form)

Merit-based financial aid is available to international students enrolled in the MSIS program. To apply for consideration, download and complete the Merit-based MSIS Financial Aid Application for International Students and submit it before the specified deadline. It only needs to be submitted once per academic year. Students need not be admitted to the University before applying for financial aid. However, no offer of assistance will be made before a student is admitted.

Most aid covers partial tuition only, and is in the form of project assistantships, which require work in administrative and/or research roles within the Business School. The School of Business also administers funds that provide assistance for students of diverse backgrounds, and for those with extenuating circumstances.

Applications for scholarship and MSIS project assistantships have the following two deadlines:

1. For Fall Quarter, MBA/MSIS financial aid applicants must submit the FAFSA by March 1 prior to starting in Fall. Students starting a program in Winter or Spring quarters should file the FAFSA two to three months prior to the start of the relevant quarter.
   
2. The MBA/MSIS Financial Aid Application (PDF form) deadlines (one application should be filled out per student per academic year to be considered for scholarships):

             Fall Quarter Returning Students:
             Preferred MSIS FinAid Filing Deadline – May 15

             Fall Quarter New Students:
             MSIS FinAid Filing Deadline – July 1

             Winter Quarter New Students:
             MSIS FinAid Filing Deadline – October 1

             Spring Quarter:
             MSIS FinAid Filing Deadline – January 1

Contact Graduate Business Program Financial Aid at 408-554-5295, or download the instructions and forms, and send the application and current resume to:
Graduate Business Program Financial Aid
223 Kenna Hall
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053-0201

Student Loans
Student loans are administered by the University Financial Aid Office (FAO), and MBA students may qualify on the same basis as other University students. Loans are available to students with or without demonstrated financial need.

All MBA students requesting financial aid from the University should contact the FAO at 408-554-4505 at the earliest possible date, and request specific deadline information and appropriate application materials.

The University's Financial Aid Office sets all deadlines for financial aid consideration. Please direct all inquiries regarding loans, loan eligibility, and loan application forms to the FAO.

Veterans and Veterans' Dependents Assistance
Santa Clara University is listed by the Department of Veterans Affairs as qualified to receive students under Chapter 35 (veterans' dependents--son or daughter with parent deceased or 100 percent disabled; widow of any person who died in the service or died of service-connected disability; wife of veteran with 100 percent service-connected disability); Chapter 31 (rehabilitation); Chapter 30 (active duty Montgomery G.I. Bill); Chapter 34 (old G.I. Bill); and Chapter 32 (Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Program [VEAP]). Those interested in attending under any of these chapters should contact the Veterans Administration office in their locality to determine eligibility.

The State of California provides a program for children of veterans who are deceased or disabled from service-connected causes. Application should be made to the California Department of Veterans Affairs, Division of Veterans Services, 350 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA 94120.

Information regarding these programs may be obtained from the Santa Clara University veterans' counselor in the University's Office of the Registrar (408-554-4331).