FINANCIAL AID

Scholarships and Student Loans
(Administered by the Office of Financial Aid, ascribed to the Office of the Dean of Students)

Graduate students may be eligible for financial aid by means of the programs administered by the Office of the Dean of Students. Please consult with the Office of Financial Aid for more information on eligibility and availability of the following types of aid:

Scholarships due to financial need
Work-Study Programs
Student Loans administered by the federal government
Emergency loans

Puerto Rican Legislature Scholarship Program

(Administered by the schools and the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research)

This program offers four (3) types of scholarships which are enabled by assigned funds from the Puerto Rican Legislature:

• Scholarship Based on Academic Merit and Outstanding Academic and Professional Performance
• Scholarship for Research Support and Professional Development
• Scholarship for Research Trips
• Scholarship for Congress or Symposium Trips
• Scholarship for the Publication of Research Projects
• Scholarship for Dissertations, Thesis or Equal Proyects

Each scholarship has its own eligibility requirements and different deadlines. The calls for application are announced by the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies. Students must consult the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research for more details.

Formative Academic Experience Program (PEAF)

This program enables the students with the opportunity of performing as graduate assistants in research and teacher’s assistantships. The selected students are exempt from payment of tuition fees and also receive a monthly stipend. Students must consult the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research for more details.

Institutional Research Funds Program (FIPI in spanish)

(Administered by the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research)

The Institutional Research Fund Program (FIPI in Spanish) accepts research and creative activity proposals submitted by professors individually or by groups of professors for collaboration and interdisciplinary projects with undergraduate and graduate students'participation.