Financial Aid
Financial Aid is available in the form of graduate assistantships. Graduate assistantships are always instructional (not research-oriented per se) and have duties that typically involve classroom teaching and / or lab supervision. They carry a stipend and a tuition waiver. Students with assistantships must be full-time, i.e., carrying a load of 12 credit hours per semester.
In addition, the Graduate Opportunity Assistantship Program (GOAP), formerly called the Graduate Minority Assistantship Program (GMAP), is part of the College of Graduate Studies Opportunity and Outreach Initiatives which seeks to ensure that adequate funding opportunities exist for all students, and specifically those who have overcome significant educational and personal challenges to pursue higher education but possess the skill, leadership and ability to make a significant impact in their chosen field. For details, go to
or contact the University of Toledo College of Graduate Studies.
University of Toledo Board of Trustees Scholarships are also available in lesser amounts to support part-time study. Applicants should inquire separately about these.
An applicant who is unable to pay the application fee may write a letter to the College of Graduate Studies explaining his / her personal financial circumstances and enclose it with his / her application materials. The College of Graduate Studies will in some cases waive the application fee.