Advanced Biotechnology Studies | Financial Aid
Financial aid options are available to Advanced Academic Programs degree candidates.
To learn more about the financial aid options available, please visit: http://www.jhu.edu/finaid/part_time.html
If you are a current student, you are assigned a financial aid advisor based on the first letter of your last na.e. Please visit http://www.jhu.edu/finaid/contact.html and look up your advisor based upon the letter assignment listed on the right hand column.
The Advanced Academic Programs 2012-2013 Scholarship Assistance Program
The Scholarship Assistance Program provides tuition assistance to selected students on a competitive basis within the Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) of the Krieger School of Arts & Sciences. The scholarships are awarded on the basis of need and merit as determined by each academic program.
Alumni donations and tuition revenue fund the scholarship assistance, which are awarded in the form of tuition grants. Awards will be announced by July 20, 2012, and must be applied toward classes taken in any of the following semesters: Fall 2012, Spring 2013, or Summer 2013.
Scholarship assistance grants are not intended as full fellowships to support long-term graduate study. Rather, grants vary from lesser amounts that fund only part of a course to enough to cover the tuition for one or two courses.
Who Can Apply?
Only AAP degree or certificate students in good academic standing may apply. Students must have completed at least one class in their program of study prior to the application deadline, May 11, 2012.
Because financial aid cannot verify financial need for international students, they are not eligible for this scholarship assistance program in AAP.
Students can apply for this scholarship every year it is available. However, students must fill out a new form each year and compete with the current pool of applicants for the award.
How to Apply
1. All students interested in applying for the scholarship assistance grant must complete the 2012-2013 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). A FAFSA from any previous year may not be used. The FAFSA form is available from the federal government beginning January 1, 2012 (http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/).
**Please note: The AAP scholarship committee will use the Federal Application for Financial Aid (FAFSA) to determine financial need. This is the same form used for students who want federal loans. This form stipulates that you must take two classes, request loans, and have your paperwork in by a specific date. These stipulations do NOT apply to students who accept the scholarship and decline the loans. The financial aid office will send a confirmation and EFC (estimated family contribution) after it has received your form. Please save the confirmation and EFC for your records.
2. Applicants also must submit an AAP Scholarship Interest Form by May 11, 2012. This form is submitted electronically and available at: advanced.jhu.edu (click under "admissions" and "financial aid".)
3. In addition, each AAP program may have other requirements such as an essay. Please see program-specific application information at your program's website or below.
Supplemental Requirements for AAP Scholarship Assistance Program (required supplemental materials are program specific)
2012-2013 Supplemental Materials for AAP Scholarship Assistance Program
Advanced Biotechnology Studies
Submit an essay of up to 600 words that explains why a scholarship will help meet your professional goals, and describe how you anticipate using your degree to advance your career. Please email your essay to biotechnology@jhu.edu with the subject header Biotech Scholarship Application.
Contact Anna Rogers with questions about supplemental materials: biotechnology@jhu.edu.
Communication
Communication students must submit their final paper from Research and Writing Methods. Applicants should upload their essay into the electronic interest form.
Contact Erika Falk, Program Director, with questions about supplemental materials: Erikafalk@jhu.edu.
Environmental Sciences & Policy
Write an essay (600-800 words) that explains to the selection committee how you anticipate using your degree to address pressing environmental problems. The essay should describe how you anticipate contributing to the solution of environmental issue.s. and why an ESP degree is essential for you to make that contribution. Applicants should upload their essay into the electronic interest form.
Contact Eileen McGurty, Program Director, with questions about supplemental materials: emcgurty@jhu.edu.
Government
Submit a writing sample from a graduate course you have taken. Also submit a brief one-page statement addressing your need and how this scholarship would help you. Applicants should upload their essay and writing sample into the electronic interest form.
Contact Dorothea Wolfson, Program Director, with questions about supplemental materials: dorotheawolfson@jhu.edu.
Master of Liberal Arts (MLA)
The Master of Liberal Arts students must submit a writing sample from a course taken in the program. Also submit a brief one-page statement addressing your need and how this scholarship would help you. Please email your supplemental scholarship materials to mhilbish@jhu.edu with the subject header MLA Scholarship Application.
Contact Melissa Hilbish, Program Director, with questions about supplemental materials: mhilbish@jhu.edu.
Museum Studies
Museum Studies students must submit a writing sample from a course taken in the program. Also submit a brief one-page statement addressing your need and how this scholarship would help you. Please email your supplemental scholarship materials to museumstudies@jhu.edu with the subject header Museum Studies Scholarship Application.
Contact Phyllis Hecht, Program Director, with questions about supplemental materials: phecht@jhu.edu.
Writing
No later than May 13, 2011, submit an essay of up to 600 words that explains why a scholarship will help meet your creative or professional writing goals. The essay, which will be reviewed for writing and content, should include your current mailing and email address, plus a phone number. You may upload your essay into the electronic interest form OR submit two paper copies to the Writing Program's Washington or Baltimore offices at:
Writing Program Scholarship Committee
Johns Hopkins University
Suite S740 Wyman Park Bldg, Attn: David Everett
3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218-2685
OR
Writing Program Scholarship Committee
Johns Hopkins University
Suite 104 / Attn: David Everett
1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036
VA Administration Yellow Ribbon Tuition Assistance Program for Eligible Veterans
The Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) participates in the Yellow Ribbon program provided by the VA administration to eligible veterans. AAP will offer a $500. .max. grant to "up to 10" individual graduate students enrolled in an AAP degree program during the 2010-2011 academic year.
To learn more about the program and eligibility requirements, visit: http://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/CH33/Yellow_ribbon.htm or contact Valana McMickens, Admissions Manager, at vmcmick1@jhu.edu.