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Nonadmitted Students

If you have not been admitted to a degree, certificate, or health careers program, you are not eligible to receive federal, state, or institutional aid. However, as a nonadmitted student, you do have other financing options for your education at Harvard Extension School.

International students. Limited financial aid funding is available if you are not a US citizen or eligible noncitizen. You may be eligible to borrow a private education loan through a lender of your choice with a US citizen as co-signer. Apply directly with the lender, and submit a Request for Private Loan Certification form to Student Financial Services.

Scholarships

Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Scholarships

The Extension School awards a limited number of PTK Scholarships to community college graduates who wish to join the Bachelor of Liberal Arts Program. You are eligible to apply if you are a PTK member who has earned an associate degree with a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or higher.

Awards are based on the following:

Preference is given to liberal arts graduates. The scholarship covers the tuition for the 3 preadmission courses required for admission to the ALB program (up to $2,850).

To apply for a PTK Scholarship, complete the following:

Student Financial Services may ask you to submit additional supporting documentation (e.g., proof of citizenship, confirmation of number in household, or verification worksheet) before your application is considered complete. Student Financial Services will contact you if additional documents are required.

If you are a scholarship recipient and you do not complete the preadmission courses in the initial award year, you must submit a new financial aid application to receive the remaining PTK scholarship funds for a subsequent academic year.

Lowell Scholarships

Lowell Scholarships enable middle- and high-school teachers and high-school students in the Boston-area schools to take 1 Extension School course per term (fall and spring) at half price (for undergraduate or graduate credit only). The number of scholarships is limited, so teachers and students should apply early in the registration period. Scholarships cannot be used for January session courses.

To apply for a Lowell Teachers Scholarship, submit the following with the course registration form:

The scholarship form must be signed by the school principal and must include the principal’s phone number.

Lowell Scholarships cannot be used for internships, independent studies, practicums, master’s theses, or capstone projects, nor can they be combined with any other scholarships. For more information, call (617) 495-4293.

To apply for a Lowell Students Scholarship, register online or send in a complete paper registration form with full payment to Student Financial Services. Then complete and send in the Lowell Student Scholarship form to Attention: Rita Pandey. Scholarship applications will be reviewed in January. If you are a scholarship recipient who has paid in full, you will receive a refund once the scholarship funds have been applied to your student account. See Refunds for more information. If you have questions, please call the Secondary School Program office, (617) 495-3192.

Community Scholarships

A limited number of scholarships are available for Cambridge Rindge and Latin students, Cambridge city employees, and Allston-Brighton residents. Scholarships cannot be used for January session courses.

Cambridge Rindge and Latin students. A limited number of tuition scholarships are awarded to eligible students who are in the Community-Based Learning Program at the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. For information call (617) 998-8516.

Allston-Brighton residents. The Allston-Brighton Community Scholarships cover tuition for any course taken for noncredit, undergraduate, or graduate credit by residents of Allston and Brighton. Five scholars are chosen each term by the Allston Civic Association.

The Allston-Brighton English Language Scholarships cover full tuition for 1 course in the Institute for English Language Programs. Fifteen residents of Allston-Brighton are selected each term.

For information about these scholarships, call the Honan Library, the Allston branch of the Boston Public Library, (617) 787-6313.

Cambridge city employees. The Leonard J. Russell Scholarships cover tuition for 1 Graduate Program in Management course for 3 City of Cambridge employees each term. Interested Cambridge employees may download an application and submit it to Student Financial Services at 51 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Mass., 02138.

Private loans for nonadmitted students

You may consider applying for a credit-based private education loan to assist you in financing the courses required for admission to a program. Certification of private education loans is based on the cost of attendance for your enrollment and is limited for nonadmitted students to a maximum of 3 semesters, not to exceed $25,000. Private education loans are primarily intended to cover tuition and fees, books and transportation, and are designed to be a supplement to your other financial resources. To apply, you must:

  1. Complete the lender’s loan application, using the Extension School’s code, 00215503
  2. Receive preapproval following a credit check and data verification by the lender
  3. Request loan certification by completing a Request for Private Loan Certification form and submitting it to Student Financial Services

The loan certification process may take up to 2 weeks. To use private loan funds to register, you must have all of the above application items completed before the first day of classes. If you do not have a loan certified by the first day of classes, you will need to make other payment arrangements to register. You should review your student account in online services to determine if your loan has been certified by Student Financial Services. If a loan has been certified, the funds appear as either an account credit or an anticipated credit, which allows you to register without using another form of payment. You should also review the lender notification regarding the disbursement of your loan funds to Student Financial Services.

Student Financial Services certifies the following for your lender:

When determining the cost of attendance for students enrolling half time or more (at least 8 credits per term for the fall or spring), Student Financial Services considers the following expenses:

When determining the cost of attendance for students enrolling less than half time (6 credits or less per term for the fall or spring), Student Financial Services considers only the following expenses:

Other sources of funding

In addition, also check out the following sources of funding on How to Pay: