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FINANCIAL INFORMATION AN
AFFORDABLE, HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION
A
GOOD INVESTMENT
AN
EXCEPTIONAL BUY
UMass
Amherst offers extraordinary educational opportunities at great
value:
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A
rich and deep curriculum.
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“An
award-winning faculty and a student body that is gifted and
ambitious,” The Insider's Guide to the Colleges.
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An
Honors College.
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The
ability to take courses at Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke
& Smith Colleges at no extra fee through the Five
College Program.
Money
Magazine
rates UMass Amherst a “best buy” and includes it among
the "top 50" institutions.
What's
more, UMass Amherst and the Department of Music are committed to
assisting students and families with over $115 million dollars in
scholarships, grants, loans and part-time employment and operates
one of the most comprehensive financial aid programs of any public
university.
AWARDS
Undergraduate Merit Scholarships begin at $500. Scholarships are
offered based, in part, on an applicant’s audition for admission.
Graduate
Teaching Assistantships carry a stipend of $6,140 in return for
a 10-hour-per-week work assignment. In addition, tuition, curriculum
and health fees are waived. Residual mandatory fees (normally in
the range of $600 per year) remain the responsibility of the graduate
student. Assistantships are available in a variety of undergraduate
courses, applied areas, class piano, accompanying, music theory,
ensembles, arts administration and marching band.
UNIVERSITY-WIDE FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS
Web page: http://www.umass.edu/umfa/
To be considered for University-wide Financial Aid — scholarships,
grants, loans and work-study employment, students must file the
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). For priority consideration,
the FAFSA should be filed between January 1 and February
1 using the school code (002221) and listing the University
of Massachusetts Amherst.
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