The Maryland School of Public Policy offers merit-based financial assistantships to its top applicants. To accept financial aid, you must maintain full-time registration status (typically 12 credits/semester). Financial aid packages typically come in the following forms:

1.   Full Graduate Assistantship carries a yearly stipend of $13,098 and 10 credits of tuition remission per semester. As a full-time graduate assistant, you are required to work 20 hours/week. As an added benefit, any credits earned above the 10 included in this package will be charged at the in-state rate. You are also eligible to participate in one of the University's health plans.

2.   Half Fellowship + Half Graduate Assistantship carries a yearly stipend of $13,098 and 5 credits of tuition remission per semester. As such, you are required to work 10 hours/week. As an added benefit, any credits earned above the 5 included in this package will be charged at the in-state rate. You are also eligible to participate in one of the University's health plans.

3.   Half Graduate Assistantship carries a yearly stipend of $6,549 and 5 credits of tuition remission per semester. As a half-time graduate assistant, you are required to work 10 hours/week. As an added benefit, any credits earned above the five included in this package will be charged at the in-state rate. You are also eligible to participate in one of the University's health plans.

4.   Half Fellowship carries a yearly stipend of $6,549. There is no "work" requirement associated with this package. This package does not include health benefits or tuition remission .

5.   Full Ph.D. Fellowship (for Ph.D. students only) carries a yearly stipend of $13,000 and 12 credits of tuition remission per semester. There is no "work" requirement associated with this package. This package does not include health benefits

Most awards to incoming master's students are only for the first year. Financial aid in subsequent years is dependent on actual performance in the program. Ph.D awards are often for the first two years, with awards for subsequent years usually taking the form of research and teaching assistant positions.