Montclair State University prides itself on offering students the opportunity to pursue a world class education with an affordable tuition. In addition, we provide tuition assistance through graduate assistantships, scholarships, and financial aid.
Red Hawk Central is the home of the offices of Students Accounts, Financial Aid, and the Registrar. The goal of Red Hawk Central is to serve as a centralized location for all student services.
The Graduate School offers a variety of assistantship positions for degree seeking graduate students. Graduate and Teaching Assistantships are available to degree seeking master’s students who are enrolled in their program full-time (six credits or more per semester). Doctoral Fellowship, Doctoral Assistantship, and Doctoral Teaching Assistantship positions are available to degree seeking doctoral students with any enrollment status. The assistantship program is highly competitive and compensation may vary between programs and/or students. Students should be sure to mark the appropriate area on the admission application, as Assistantship assignments will be considered as part of the admission process to a graduate degree program.
Please review the full list of scholarship opportunities offered to master’s and doctoral students through Montclair State University, as well as external opportunities and scholarship search engines. The Graduate School encourages you to apply to any and all scholarships opportunities that may seem right for you.
Please note: your application will not be reviewed until all supplemental items are received, including the verification of your application fee waiver. The following is a list of the types of fee waivers that are available to students:
If you are currently unemployed, you may qualify to receive an unemployment tuition waiver from the State of New Jersey. This waiver can only be utilized by non-degree students. Applicants are required to meet the same academic standards as other non-degree students and may only take classes under programs that allow non-degree students. Interested applicants should fill out the regular web application, and make sure to select non-degree status. Detailed explanation of the program’s eligibility requirements.
On December 20, 2013, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law Senate Bill 2479 referred to as the New Jersey Dream Act. The Dream Act allows New Jersey residents who are undocumented under U.S. Immigration Law to qualify for in-state tuition rates at all of New Jersey’s public institutions of higher learning.
