Applying for Aid | International Students

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Scholarships

Offer based on your academic merit. You are automatically considered for scholarships just by applying for admission

RIT does not offer full-cost or full-tuition scholarships. The typical maximum scholarship amount is $20,000 per year.

Grants

Offer based on your financial need. To be eligible for need-based grants, you must fill out one of the applications below and upload it to your RIT admissions portal.

• Canadian Student Financial Aid Application
  • Once completed, please upload a scanned copy of your financial aid application to our Secure Document Upload.
• College Board CSS Profile for International Students
  • When completing the College Board CSS Profile, enter code 2760 on your CSS Profile application to have your Profile information sent to RIT. 
• RIT International Student Financial Aid Application (RITISFAA)

Student Employment

All RIT students are eligible to work as student employees to earn money for personal expenses. RIT Employment offers designate the total amount of money you may earn per semester.

Learn more about student employment

RIT’s Combined Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Degrees are for our most highly focused, goal-oriented students. These pathways enable you to earn both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in less time through the double counting of credits, or specified graduate course waivers.

Your financial aid will change over the course of a Combined Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's Degree program. When you are enrolled as an undergraduate student, you will be billed undergraduate tuition and fees rates, and receive undergraduate financial aid. Once you advance to graduate status, your tuition, fees, and financial aid switch to graduate tuition and aid and your undergraduate financial aid will no longer apply. 

You can view more details about the change in financial aid for a specific program:

• Dual Degree Programs (BS/MS and BS/ME, excluding Physician Assistant BS/MS)
• Physician Assistant BS/MS Program
• +1 MBA Program
• 4+2 BFA/M.Arch Program

Scholarships

RIT Scholarships

Offer based on your academic merit. You are automatically considered just by applying for admission.

RIT does not offer full-cost or full-tuition scholarships. The typical maximum scholarship for students pursuing master's degrees is 30% tuition.

Outside Scholarships

Outside Scholarships are offered by private (non-RIT) organizations. We encourage all students to apply for outside scholarships since these are an excellent source of funding and may reduce the need to borrow loans. If you are receiving a scholarship or tuition waiver from an outside source, regulations require that you notify the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships. In many cases, no adjustments to a student’s financial aid offer are necessary.

Assistantships

RIT Graduate Assistantships are offered to full-time matriculated graduate students to serve as teaching, research, or administrative assistants. Graduate assistants receive wages (determined by the department making the appointment) in exchange for work performed. Many graduate assistants also receive tuition remission (i.e. tuition support) in addition to receiving wages for assistantship duties.

Contact your graduate program contact to discuss what Teaching and Research Assistantship opportunities are available.

Alternative Educational Loans

Alternative educational loans are private loans offered through banks to supplement financial aid offers. You may borrow through any lender of your choice as RIT does not maintain a preferred lender list. Many lending institutions require students to have a cosigner in order to apply for an alternative student loan. Carefully review all financing options prior to considering this type of loan.

Learn more and find an alternative educational loan lender

You can conduct an independent search for lenders that fit your needs as well as investigate loan options in your home country. Start by researching lenders based in your region or home country who offer alternative educational loans. External websites that you may find useful include the EduPass and International Education Financial Aid (IEFA).