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Apply for Financial Aid

Who Should Apply

  • B.E. applicants
  • M.E.M. applicants

Typically, M.S. and Ph.D. students are fully funded through research and do not need to apply for financial aid.

M.E.M. financial aid is need-based and is in the form of partial tuition scholarships. After an M.E.M. internship or after any leave term during the M.E.M. program, Thayer School expects the student to contribute a minimum of $3000 toward tuition costs.

How to Apply

  1. Download the Adobe PDF file icon Thayer School B.E. and M.E.M. Financial Aid Information Sheet (PDF).

  2. Fill out the application form. See application details below.

    U.S. applicants should fill out the online PROFILE application form. Thayer School's PROFILE number is 3355. PROFILE will process your information and provide Thayer School with a Financial Need Analysis Report to determine need-based aid.

    International applicants should complete theAdobe PDF file icon International Student Financial Aid Application (PDF). Return your completed application and supporting documents to:

    Graduate Admissions
    Thayer School of Engineering
    8000 Cummings Hall
    Hanover, NH 03755
    Fax: 603-646-1620

Students planning to complete B.E. and M.E.M. requirements simultaneously should submit a B.E. program plan along with the M.E.M. application to be considered for "B.E." aid for any portion of the program. The B.E. program plan is available through Banner Student.

Financial aid received for the first year does not necessarily carry over into the second year. Students planning to enroll in the M.E.M. program (who will, therefore, be at Thayer School for more than one academic year) have to re-file the PROFILE application of International Student Financial Aid Application each year.

Application Details

Dependent or independent?

B.E. applicants file as a dependent student and must include parental information. Exceptions include students who are:

  • over 24 years of age
  • married
  • have legal dependents other than a spouse
  • have served in the military
  • orphans or wards of the state

M.E.M. applicants are considered independent of their parents and do not include parental information when applying for aid.

M.E.M. financial aid is need-based and partial tuition scholarships are capped.

B.E./M.E.M. candidates from Dartmouth who plan to work simultaneously on B.E. and M.E.M. requirements should include parental information so that both B.E. and M.E.M. level aid may be calculated by Thayer School. For the time a student is completing the B.E. requirements (generally 1 to 3 terms), Thayer School will grant whichever aid is higher, B.E. or M.E.M.

Financial Aid Decisions

Thayer School makes financial aid decisions as soon as possible after the results of the PROFILE Financial Need Analysis Report from the College Board or the International Student Financial Aid Application are received.

Paid hourly employment as a Teaching Assistant may also be available for qualified students.

Questions?

Contact Candace S. Potter (candace.potter@Dartmouth.edu), Graduate Admissions Administrator, MacLean 107, 603-646-3844.

Apply For a Student Loan

U.S. residents

Applicants who are U.S. residents are eligible for Federal student loans.

  • Fill out the FAFSA form, which becomes available on January 1st.
  • Apply online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

A FAFSA must be filled out every year.

International students

International students are not eligible for Federal loans.

Questions?

Contact Christen O'Connor (Christen.M.O'Connor@Dartmouth.edu), Dartmouth Office of Financial Aid, 6024 McNutt Hall, 2nd Floor, 603-646-2451.