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Tuition and Expenses
Tuition for the 2010-2011 academic year is $13,326 per term, which covers instruction,
use of instructional facilities, and health care service through the College infirmary.
Students without their own hospital insurance must purchase a Dartmouth College
hospital insurance policy for approximately $1,800 a year.
The total cost of a year, including tuition, books, room, board, and incidentals,
will be approximately $59,000 for the academic year 2010-2011. Financial aid can
significantly lower the yearly cost.
Financial Aid
For full-time students, Thayer School offers an array of financial aid, including
tuition scholarships, fellowships, assistantships, loans, and hourly employment.
Special and part-time students are ineligible for Thayer School financial aid.
All awards are contingent upon continued satisfactory performance and academic
progress.
Students who want an educational loan must submit a completed “Free Application
for Federal Student Aid” (FAFSA) form, downloadable from:
fafsa.ed.gov
More information is at:
dartmouth.edu/~gradstdy/finaid/
FINANCIAL AID FOR M.E.M. STUDENTS
M.E.M. financial aid is need-based and is in the form of partial tuition scholarships.
After the M.E.M. internship or any leave term during the M.E.M. program, the
student is expected to contribute a minimum of $3,000 toward tuition.
Full-time students in the M.E.M. program must submit the PROFILE application
(for U.S. applicants) or the International Student Financial Aid Application (for
international students) at the time of application. Awards are made annually on
an academic year basis.
Hourly Teaching Assistantships and Other Employment. Teaching assistantships
are available to well qualified students. A teaching assistant is paid hourly to assist
with grading, problem sessions, and/or lab work. Assignments are made on a termby-term
basis. Other limited hourly employment is also available to qualified students.
Hourly rates depend on the nature of the work and the student’s ability. Limitations
on the number of hours worked, established by the faculty member in charge, are
normally no more than 12 hours per week during academic terms and 40 hours per
week between terms and during off-terms. Hourly employment may not exceed a
total of 40 hours per week from any and all College sources.
Partial Tuition Scholarships. Scholarships applicable to tuition charges are
awarded on the basis of need, as demonstrated by the PROFILE application or the
International Student Financial Aid Application. Scholarships are renewed each
academic year contingent upon continued satisfactory academic progress.
Loans. M.E.M. students are eligible to apply for federal Stafford Loans, federal Perkins
Loans, and DELC Loans through the Dartmouth Financial Aid Office. Application for
educational loans requires submission of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA) and the Dartmouth Graduate Financial Aid application form (see above).