Financial Aid

The Office of Student Enrollment and Account Management (SEAM) is responsible for gradute financial aid. Rather than calling or emailing various offices or departments to ask questions or resolve issues, you can request support through SEAM.

There are no hard or fast deadlines for graduate financial aid, but we encourage you to allow a minimum of two months from the time you submiting your aid application until your loan is disbursed to your account.

Tuition costs are listed on the Krieger Graduate Admissions and Whiting Admissions websites.

Eligibility for Federal Financial Aid 

Financial aid applicants must be accepted and enrolled at least half-time to be eligible for federal financial aid. At Hopkins, half-time status for graduate students is enrollment in at least 4.5 credits (two courses for most programs). Applicants must be U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or eligible non-citizens.

Applicants must refrain from defaulting on a Federal Direct or Stafford Loan, Federal Perkins Loan, or owe a refund for a Federal Pell Grant or Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG) at any institution. Students may apply for financial aid at any point before or during the academic year. You do not have to wait until classes begin to apply. For answers to many of your questions, please visit the Common Questions page.

Apply for Aid

1. Submit a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) online. Our School Code is E00473. FAFSA data typically takes 3-5 business days to reach Johns Hopkins. If you are starting your program in the summer and need aid, you will need to submit two FAFSA applications; one for the school year that is ending and another for the school year beginning in the fall. For example, if you begin in the spring 2023 or summer 2023 semester, you must submit both the 2022-23 and 2023-24 FAFSA.
2. Refer to your JHU SIS account. If you were selected for verification by the federal processor, refer to your JHU SIS account to review your financial aid To Do List for any additional documents that may be required.
3. Complete Loan Requirements. If you are applying for federal student aid for the first time at Johns Hopkins University, you will need to complete your Master Promissory Note (MPN) and Entrance Counseling (EC) at https://studentloans.gov. Remember to select Johns Hopkins University – ASEN or use school code E00473. We are unable to retrieve your MPN and EC if they are sent to another Hopkins division.

Financial Aid Calendar

Date	Financial Aid Process Step
Mid-April	If you wish to be considered for financial aid for summer, fall only, and/or academic year expenses, this is when the submission of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) goes to the processor. Our school code is E00473.  It’s also when the submission of a signed copy of federal income tax returns is required (only if selected for verification), all pages and W-2s or Statement of Non-Filing.
Mid-June	Financial aid award notices e-mailed to students planning to enroll for summer, fall only and the full academic year.
First week of July	Fall semester bills sent.
First week of December	Spring semester bills sent.
Mid-December	First-time applicants who wish to be considered for financial aid for spring semester only expenses submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to the processor. Our school code is E00473. It’s also when the submission of a signed copy of federal income tax returns is required (only if selected for verification), all pages and W-2s or Statement of Non-Filing.

Additional Information

Aid is not automatically renewed each year. You must file the FAFSA each year to reapply.

To see the most up to date information regarding your financial aid status and billing information, please log into your JHU SIS account. Did you know you could do the following in your SIS account?

• Check your award status
• Accept/decline your awards
• Check for any required documents
• Pay your bill
• Review your account summary
• Add an authorized user

The Office of Student Financial Services only awards federal aid to graduate students. Fully admitted students are eligible to receive up to $20,500 annually in federal unsubsidized loans. Provisionally admitted students may qualify for less than $20,500 in federal unsubsidized loans. Conditionally admitted students do not qualify for federal student aid.

Eligibility Criteria

• Be enrolled or accepted into a graduate program leading to a degree or certificate,
• Be a U.S. Citizen, permanent resident, or eligible non-citizen (see Citizenship Documentation below),
• Be enrolled at least half-time in two courses or 4.5 credits (not including audited courses) during the semesters in which they wish to borrow a federal loan,
• Not be in default on a Federal  Direct or Stafford Loan, Federal Perkins Loan, or owe a refund for a Federal Pell Grant or Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG) at any institution (students whose loans were dismissed because of bankruptcy are considered to be in default and are not eligible for federal aid),
• AND Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress

Citizenship Documentation

You must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident to apply for federal student financial aid. You may be required to submit additional citizenship documentation based on your FAFSA.

One of the following may be required to document U.S. citizenship:

• A copy of a birth certificate showing that the student was born in the U.S.
• A copy of a U.S. passport
• A State Department document showing the birth of a U.S. citizen abroad (FS240, FS545, DS1350)
• A certificate of citizenship through a U.S. parent (N560, N561)
• A certificate of naturalization (N550, N570)

One of the following is required to document the status as a U.S. permanent resident:

• A Permanent Resident Card (formerly Resident Alien Card) – I-551 (older version I-151 should have been replaced with I-551 but may be accepted)
• An I-94 document that has been stamped “processed for I-551” and has an expiration date valid through the academic year

Disclosures and Policies

• Higher Education Act Disclosures
• Graduate Satisfactory Academic Progress
• Return of Title IV Funds Policy
• Equal Opportunity Policy