Available Funds
Available funds are listed by program below. The types of available funds are described in detail in the following categories:
Available funds by program
Associate in Arts (AA) and Bachelor of Liberal Arts (ALB)
- Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Scholarship—for students who have associate degrees from other schools and are enrolled in courses required for admission to the ALB program
- Harvard Extension School Scholarship
- Harvard Extension School Summer Scholarship
- Faculty of Arts and Sciences Special Student Scholarship
- Federal Pell Grant
- Academic Competiveness Grant
- National SMART Grant
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts funding:
- MASSGrant—for candidates enrolled in at least 14 credits per term
- Massachusetts Part-Time Grant—for candidates enrolled in at least 8 credits but no more than 13 credits per term
- Federal Direct Stafford Loan—for candidates enrolled in at least 8 credits per term fall or spring, 4 credits in summer
- Federal Perkins Loan—for candidates enrolled in at least 8 credits per term fall or spring
- Federal Direct PLUS Loan—for parents of dependent candidates enrolled in at least 8 credits per term fall or spring, 4 credits in summer
Master of Liberal Arts programs
- Harvard Extension School Scholarship
- Harvard Extension School Summer Scholarship
- Kwan Fong Scholarship—for registered management master’s degree candidates
- Federal Direct Stafford Loan—for candidates enrolled in at least 8 graduate-level credits per term fall or spring, 4 credits in summer
- Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan—for candidates enrolled in at least 8 graduate-level credits per term fall or spring, 4 credits in summer
Certificate programs
- Harvard Extension School Scholarship
- Harvard Extension School Summer Scholarship
- Kwan Fong Scholarship—for registered management certificate candidates
- Federal Direct Stafford Loan—for candidates enrolled in at least 8 graduate-level credits per term fall or spring, 4 credits in summer
- Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan—for candidates enrolled in at least 8 graduate-level credits per term fall or spring, 4 credits in summer
Health Careers Program
- Harvard Extension School Scholarship
- Harvard Extension School Summer Scholarship
- Federal Direct Stafford Loan—for candidates enrolled in at least 8 credits per term fall or spring, 4 credits in summer
- Federal Direct PLUS Loan—for parents of dependent candidates enrolled in at least 8 credits per term fall or spring, 4 credits in summer
Private loans
Credit-based education loans from private lenders are available to candidates who require additional financial assistance or who do not meet the requirements for the aid described above. See Private Loans.