FAFSA and grad school?

molliebatmit
Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:21:49 +0000

Of course, the final answer is best coming from your school, but in my experience if you plan to live off the stipend, then no, you do not need a FAFSA.

Agreed – I’ve never filled out FAFSA in graduate school, because I’m not taking any loans.

Stipends aren’t scholarships in the sense that undergraduate aid is, they’re fellowships. Most biomedical sciences programs fund their students through NIH training grants, so there’s no requirement to demonstrate financial need to get funding.