Financial Aid

Numerous financial aid options are available to graduate students at RIT, including grants, scholarships, assistantships, loans, and work programs.

Applicants should contact the following:

For information on graduate scholarships and assistantships:

Program Director, MSSE Program
RIT/NTID Lyndon Baines Johnson Building
52 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5604
(585) 475-6776 (voice/TTY)

For information on New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) grants:

RIT Financial Aid Office
Bausch and Lomb Center
56 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5604
(585) 475-2186 (voice)
(585) 475-6909 (TTY)

For information on Federal Stafford Loan (formerly Guaranteed Student Loan), Federal Supplemental Loan, Federal Perkins Loan, and Private Lender Loan:

RIT Financial Aid Office, or local banks and lenders

For information on the Federal College Work-Study Program:

RIT Financial Aid Office
(585) 475-2186 (voice)
(585) 475-6909 (TTY)

For information on institutional employment:

RIT Student Employment Office
Student Alumni Union
49 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5604
(585) 475-2361 (voice)
(585) 475-2837 (TTY)