2011–2012 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

and approved. Students can file an appeal based on any factor they
consider relevant. Additional information and forms may be found
at www.fit.edu/financialaid.
Scholarship recipients: Scholarship recipients are required to
maintain full-time enrollment (12 credit hours) and a cumulative
GPA of 2.6 at the end of each academic year. Failure to maintain
the minimum requirements may result in the loss or reduction in
the academic scholarship.
Graduate Students
Assistantships and Scholarships
Graduate assistantships involve a stipend or a tuition-waiver, or
both, and are awarded to well-qualified master’s and doctoral students
on the Melbourne campus. Awards are normally made on a
year-to-year basis. However, not all students receive assistantships,
and partial assistantships (such as tuition waiver only) may also be
offered. International students are eligible for graduate assistantships
in some academic units. In addition to specific academic unit
requirements, any student whose home language is not English,
whether or not the student has graduated from an English speaking,
post-secondary institution, must abide by all Florida Tech policies
regarding English language proficiency found in “Languages
and Linguistics” under the College of Psychology and Liberal Arts
in the Degree Programs section.
Award of a teaching assistantship requires satisfactory completion
of the Teaching Assistant Seminar, generally offered twice each
year at the start of the fall and spring semesters. There is no fee
for enrollment in this three-day seminar, which is open to graduate
students recommended by their academic unit heads, as well as
new teaching assistants, who are required to attend.
Teaching assistants must be formally evaluated in writing by their
supervisors. These evaluations are required for reappointment. The
assistantship application deadline is January 15 for the fall semester.
The application should be directed to the Office of Graduate
Admissions.
Federal Assistance
A graduate student must be enrolled half time as a regular student
in a degree program and must be a U.S. citizen or an eligible noncitizen
to qualify for federal financial aid.
The graduate student must also complete the FAFSA, available
online at www.fafsa.ed.gov and from the financial aid office.
Although applications are accepted throughout the year, graduate
students are encouraged to file before March 20 to ensure timely
processing.
Students must reapply each year and maintain satisfactory academic
progress as defined by the financial aid office to continue
receiving federal assistance.
Federal Direct Stafford Student Loan: Interest does not accrue on
subsidized Stafford loans while the student is in school, or during
grace or authorized deferment periods. Students are responsible for
all interest that accrues on the unsubsidized Stafford loan while in
school, but payment is not required during this time.
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Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan: A federal loan program
for credit-worthy graduate students, intended to supplement the
Federal Stafford Loan. A credit-worthy graduate student may
borrow the complete cost of attendance minus other financial aid.
The interest rate is fixed at 8.5 percent. Payments can be deferred
till after graduation, but interest accrues while the student is in
school. Graduate students must be U.S. citizens or permanent
residents to be eligible. Students must enroll for a minimum of five
credit hours per semester to be eligible (at least half time).
The following is a list of donated scholarships and is a representative
sample of awards that may be available to admitted students.
New students are encouraged to apply for admission before January
15. Early applicants will be considered for all types of financial aid
administered by Florida Tech.
Fellowships/Graduate Awards
The following is a list of donated scholarships and is a representative
sample of awards that may be available to admitted students.
New students are encouraged to apply for admission before January
15. Early applicants will be considered for all types of financial aid
administered by Florida Tech.
For more information, contact the Office of Financial Aid,
(321) 674-8070.
Dr. Juanita Neal Baker Psychology Fellowship*
Civil Alumni Recruitment Endowment (CARE) (graduate and
undergraduate students)*
David L. and Theresa G. Clayton Fellowship in Marine and
Environmental Systems*
Deering Fellowship Fund*
Dr. Leonard S. Healy Graduate Scholarship*
Kimley-Horn/Don Beccasio Fellowship in Marine and
Environmental Studies
Link Foundation Ocean Engineering Fellowship*
Dr. James M. and Sara M. Ortega Fellowship in Astronomy*
Alan Edwin Paltzik Fellowship*
Dr. Carol L. Philpot Fellowship in Family Psychology*
Barbara A. and William G. Roy Fellowship in Management
Studies
Save Our Bays, Air and Canals/Waterways Inc. (SOBAC)
Fellowship*
Major Mathew Earl Schram ALMC-LEDC/FT Graduate
Fellowship*
Sebastian Inlet Sportfishing Association Fellowship
Gertrude E. Skelly Fellowship in Marine and Environmental
Systems*
Edward W. Snowdon and Lee Hill Snowdon Fellowship in
Marine and Environmental Studies*
Admiral O.D. Waters Graduate Fellowship (DMES)*
John M. Williams Fellowship in DMES*
Dr. Elizabeth B. Wolf-Corman Fellowship in Psychology*
* indicates endowed fellowship