Financial Aid

Graduate Liberal Studies Scholarships:

Graduate Liberal Studies offers scholarships to our students.  The following scholarships are administered by the GLS office.

• Need-based GLS scholarships: for students who are admitted to or are applying for admission to the degree program.  Students applying for scholarships and admission at the same time must have a completed admission file by the financial aid deadline in order to be considered for the scholarships.

• Community support scholarships: 50% tuition discount for full-time teachers, librarians, and administrators working in accredited schools in the school districts in the greater Middletown, CT area listed below, as well as to full-time employees of the City of Middletown, CT. This scholarship is open to non-degree as well as MALS and MPhil students.

	Cromwell	Meriden	Portland
	Durham	Middlefield	Region 17
	East Haddam	Middletown	Rocky Hill
	East Hampton	Moodus

• City Year Give a Year scholarships: we are proud to participate in City Year alumni scholarship program.  Please visit City Year for details.

Outside Scholarships:

• James Madison Graduate Fellowship: students who wish to teach the American Constitution in a secondary school are encouraged to apply for the James Madison Graduate Fellowships.  The application submission deadline is March 1, 2013, before 5:00 p.m., central time.  Please visit http://www.jamesmadison.com/ for complete details.
  
  
• Other outside scholarships: please visit the University's Outside Scholarships and Grants page for additional information on searching for other scholarships to support your studies at the GLS

Student Loans:

• Federal direct student loans are available to GLS students who meet the criteria below.  Student loans are administered by Wesleyan University's Office of Financial Aid. Applicants must be admitted into the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies or Master of Philosophy in Liberal Arts program, taking two (2) or more courses at the GLS in the term loans are being requested and be U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens.

• Alternative loans may be available to GLS students (also known as Private Education Loans.)  These loan products are not backed by the federal government.  They usually have variable interest rates based on Prime or LIBOR and rely on a credit review to calculate the initial rate of interest.  Typically the student is the borrower and often a co-borrower is required to pass credit or receive a favorable interest rate.  Interest accrues from disbursement.  These loans may not be included in a federal consolidation.  In recent years the lenders have offered refinancing to convert the loans to a fixed rate.  Each of our Private Loan Recommended Lenders offer an array of educational loans.  To assist students in the selection process, we are using FASTChoice, a loan comparision tool that will assist borrowers in deciding on a private loan that is best suited for their needs. For a comparison of the loans and borrower benefits, please visit our online Private Loan Recommended Lenders list.