The Heller Ph.D. in Social Policy

Financial Aid Information and Sources of Support

The Heller School makes every effort to provide tuition and stipend support to full-time Ph.D. students, who typically receive support through training grants and university and donor funds for their first two years of doctoral study. Financial support is awarded on a competitive basis and does not require submission of a financial statement. Students may also be admitted to the Ph.D. program on a non-funded basis.

This financial support comes from a variety of sources: federal training grants, fellowships supported by individual donors, institutional scholarships and stipends, and federal Stafford Loans. Eligibility for the various types of funding may be determined using the FAFSA form or the International Student Financial Aid Application and, in some cases, the Statement of Purpose from the admissions application.

Available Sources of Financial Support for Ph.D. Students

Agency for Health Care Research and Quality Doctoral Training Fellowship in Health Services Research and Policy Analysis (AHRQ)	The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Doctoral Training Fellowship in Alcohol-Related Health Services Research (NIAAA)	Caplan Fellowship	Chaikin Fellowship
Additional Named Fellowships	Stafford Loans	Other Institutional Resources	Non-Brandeis Funding

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