{"id":2824,"date":"2012-08-06T16:14:40","date_gmt":"2012-08-06T16:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/?page_id=2824"},"modified":"2025-02-28T16:58:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T16:58:23","slug":"tuition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mmt\/tuition\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuition and Financial Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Paying for Your Education<\/h2>\n<p>For those who qualify, there are financial aid resources available to assist students with meeting the cost of college, including loans, scholarships, and grants. The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/\">Student Financial Services<\/a>\u00a0department works individually with students to help them understand financial options and payment plans. No matter what stage a student is in, we are here to help.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Tuition Grants<\/h2>\n<h4>Augsburg Partnership Grant<\/h4>\n<p>Individuals who are employed by corporations\/institutions that are participating in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/grad\/partnership-grant\/\">Augsburg Partnership Grant<\/a> program and are enrolled in any graduate program,\u00a0 are eligible for a tuition discount in the form of a grant. This discount may also apply to students who have successfully completed a Leadership Course from participating Chambers of Commerce. The grant for graduate programs is currently $80 off per credit. Grants and\/or discounts are not stackable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"site-description\"><\/div>\n<h4>Alumni Discount<\/h4>\n<p>Students who received their bachelor\u2019s degree from Augsburg University and return to Augsburg as either an Adult Undergraduate or Graduate student are eligible to receive a grant. Please make sure your admissions counselor is aware that you are an Augsburg graduate. The grant amount for the academic year for graduate programs is $80 off per credit. Grants and\/or discounts are not stackable. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/studentfinancial\/header-make-paymentaccount-activity\/payment-plans-and-discounts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Payment Plans and Discounts.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Scholarships<\/h2>\n<div>\n<h4 data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"270\">Aspiring Graduate Student Scholarship<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"270\">At Augsburg University, we believe that graduate education should be accessible to all students, regardless of financial barriers. The Aspiring Graduate Scholarship is designed to support aspiring graduate students who are first-generation scholars and\/or demonstrate financial need, helping them take the next step in their academic and professional journeys.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>See more information pertaining to eligibility, deadlines, etc\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/grad\/aspiring-graduate-scholarship\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>LOAN FORGIVENESS<\/h2>\n<p>Under certain circumstances, the federal government will cancel all or part of an educational loan to various healthcare professionals serving in high-need areas. Go to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.state.mn.us\/facilities\/ruralhealth\/funding\/loans\/index.html\">Department of Health website<\/a>\u00a0for more information about loan forgiveness programs.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on financial aid or tuition discount programs, contact the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/enroll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enrollment Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Federal Student Aid<\/h2>\n<p><i>Financial assistance including federal loans is available to degree-seeking students enrolled full-time in the program. Students considering borrowing loans should complete the\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa\"><i>Free Application for Federal Student Aid<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paying for Your Education For those who qualify, there are financial aid resources available to assist students with meeting the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2824","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2824"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51905,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2824\/revisions\/51905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}