Students

Important Funding Notes

Master’s degrees: International students pursuing a master’s degree are eligible for neither institutional funds administered by the Financial Aid Office (e.g. General Income Scholarship), nor federal programs.

Doctoral degrees: International students at the doctoral level may be eligible to receive funding from their academic department. Students must contact their respective academic department directly to review these funding opportunities.

All international students are advised to seek financial aid through their country of citizenship, private foundations, and international agencies such as the World Health Organization, the Pan American Health Organization, and the Rotary International.

Below are a couple of programs providing loans and fellowships to international students.

CMB Next Generation Fellowships
The CMB Next Generation Fellowships offer financial support for international Master's degree study in the fields of Health Policy and Systems Sciences. The fellowships are intended to train a new generation of potential leaders in these fields in China. Applicant must be a Chinese citizen, currently resident in mainland China. Support for Fellows consists entirely of training abroad, in fulfillment of a Master's degree. Final application deadline is December 1, 2011.

Leo S. Rowe Pan American Fund
The Leo S. Rowe Pan American Fund program provides student loans to qualified persons from Latin American and Caribbean countries, as well as member nations of the Organization of American States to help finance higher education studies in the United States. The assistance is founded on the understanding that recipients, upon completing their studies, will be in a position to provide their respective countries the benefit of their training.

Private Loans

In addition to contacting the above-mentioned organizations, international students can also access the University’s financial services pages which provide information on applying for private educational loans.

(Note: the maximum amount that can be requested through any private educational loan is the cost of attendance for one school year (tuition, room/board, personal expenses, etc.) minus any aid that may have been awarded by the academic department.)

The Financial Aid Office determines the cost of attendance once the number of credits to be taken per semester is known. Tuition rates and other fees are determined each year during the summer.

Full-time status at the Mailman School of Public Health consists of at least 12 credits per semester. International students must be enrolled full-time. If you are already admitted and are seeking information on cost of attendance for purposes of applying for a student visa, be advised that you must contact the Office of International Students and Scholars Office.

Please feel free to contact us for any additional information. We can be reached at 212-305-4113, or by email.