Financial Aid for Graduate School
Click on the links below to learn about he financial aid opportunities available to students at Southeastern Louisiana University.
Other Fees and Expenses
Application Fee
All applicants, domestic and international, must submit a $20.00 application fee to the Office of Admissions at the time application is made. An application fee is required for each application submitted. The application fee rate is subject to change at any time. Please check the application to verify the fee and review the information available at the calendar web link. Applicants applying after the application deadline will be assessed a late application fee ($50.00).
Non-Resident Fees
Review the tuition and fees chart.
International Student Fees
International Students are required to pay an additional $30.00 processing fee. Health insurance for international students will be assessed at the prevailing rate for the fall semester and for the spring/summer semester. The current rate is $108 for international student insurance.
Laboratory Fees
Additional fees for laboratory usage and supplies may be charged by some departments.
Thesis/Dissertation Fees
Candidates for master’s and doctoral degrees are required to pay for the cost of having his/her thesis/dissertation typed and bound. The University charges $35.00 for the first three copies, and $10.00 for each additional copy. Thesis binding fees must be paid to the Controller's Office prior to submission of the thesis to the Office of Research and Graduate Studies for binding.
Other Financial Aid
Additional opportunities to secure financial aid may be available at the following links:
• Absolutely Scholarships
• Catalog for Federal Domestic Assistance
• CollegeNET
• Community of Science
• Council of Graduate Schools
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid
• Fast Web
• FedBizOpps/Commerce Business Daily
• Federal Register
• FinAid
• IRS – Lifetime Learning Tax Credit
• National Science Foundation
• Peterson’s College Quest
• Scholarship Help
• Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
Graduate Assistantships
For information on the various types of graduate assistantships available, review the Graduate Assistantships section of the Graduate Assistant Handbook.
Tuition Wavers
Tuition and fee waivers are provided to graduate students who hold assistantships. The assistantship may be classified as a Graduate Teaching Fellow, Teaching Assistantship, Research Assistantship, Professional Services Assistantship, or Administrative Assistantship. Graduate students must apply to receive a graduate assistantship. Only students classified as Regular or Contingent admission status are eligible for graduate assistantships. A graduate student receiving an assistantship and the associated tuition waiver must remain in good academic standing and is required to register for a minimum full course load of nine (9) graduate credit hours in his/her specified degree plan or program of study to retain an assistantship.