Financial Aid for Graduate Students
Our commitment is to help you navigate and understand the financial aid process and identify financial tools to help make a college education affordable. Paying for college is a partnership, and this partnership includes your family, the government, and University of Bridgeport.
- Review and return your award letter to the Financial Aid Office if you are rejecting or adjusting your award.
- If you are a NEW STUDENT please complete the Direct Loan Entrance Counseling and Master Promissory Note.
On-campus jobs
Student employment is an opportunity for students at University of Bridgeport to learn about the work environment while obtaining a degree. Current students apply and search for jobs through the Career Development Office.
Work-study
All Federal Work-study students can earn a maximum of $1000 per semester, if eligible. Work-study jobs are preformed on campus only. Once students reach their limit for the semester, they can no longer work, until the following semester. It is the student’s responsibility to keep track of when they will be reaching their limit.
Resident assistantship/community assistantship
Resident and community assistantship jobs are compensated with a scholarship that covers food and housing. Students interested can contact the Residential Life office at reslife@bridgeport.edu or 203-576-4228.
Graduate assistantship
Graduate assistantship jobs are compensated in a combination of scholarship and stipends. The amount of earning and hours are based on the number of credits being paid by the department.
Paying for graduate school
Loans, scholarships and payment plans
Loans
Students must be enrolled at least half-time in order to process federal loans. The most current interest rates and loan fees can be found at the Federal Student Aid website.
LoansScholarships
Scholarship recipients will be eligible to receive their scholarship award for the duration of the academic program providing certain conditions are met.
ScholarshipsPayment plans
Monthly payment plans are available. Students and their families can make payments from their bank account or by credit card through the myUB portal. The interest-free payment plan option can help spread all or part of student’s tuition, room and board, and fees over several equal monthly payments. Payment plan enrollment can be completed via the UB portal for a fee of $50 each semester.
Paying Your BillContact Student Financial Services
Schedule a meeting with Student Financial Services
Discuss loans, verification, FAFSA inquiries, billing, and more via phone or Zoom. Student Financial Services counselors are available Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. To schedule a meeting, please contact our office.