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bc home > offices > Student Services > financial > Financial Aid > Graduate Students > FAQ

Financial Aid Frequently Asked Questions

graduate students

General Questions

  1. What are the deadlines to apply for financial aid for 2011–2012?
  2. How soon should I submit the 2011–2012 FAFSA for processing?
  3. What is the school code for Boston College?
  4. Do I have to apply for financial aid each year?
  5. I missed the deadline for applying for aid. Can I still apply now?
  6. What is the cost of a Boston College graduate education?
  7. Do international students receive financial aid?

Outside Scholarships

  1. I will be receiving a scholarship from a local organization. Will this affect the financial aid that I have received?

Federal Direct and Perkins Loans

  1. When do I begin to repay my Federal Direct or Perkins Loans?

Deferments

  1. How do I defer my undergraduate Federal Direct and Perkins Loans?

Federal Work-Study

  1. If I have been awarded Federal Work-Study, am I guaranteed a job on campus?
  2. Are my Federal Work-Study earnings deducted from my student account?
  3. How do I find a job?

Institutional Aid

  1. How do graduate students apply for institutional awards?

Summer Aid

  1. Is it possible for graduate students to be eligible for financial aid for the Summer?

Updated: February 9, 2012
Maintained by: Student Services

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