Financial Assistance

Limited financial assistance may be available for those students who demonstrate academic excellence, financial need and, as the circumstances may require ensuring gender balance and balance of regional representation.

All applicants regardless of their nationality are eligible. In order to apply for financial assistance, this process must be followed:

1. When filling out the on-line Application Form, in question number 26, mark UPEACE Financial Assistance as your option.
2. You will receive an e-mail message of acknowledgement from the Department of Academic Administration with a link that will give you access to the Financial Assistance Application Form (FAAF).
3. Fill out and submit to UPEACE the Financial Assistance Application Form.
4. Submit all the necessary supporting documents to the University for Peace before the established deadline. Application instructions are available on: http://www.upeace.org/admissions/general.cfm. Incomplete application packages will not be processed.

The FAAF will provide the UPEACE General Admission Committee (GAC), the criteria to carefully assess the applicants’ financial situation. If the GAC finds that the student is eligible for UPEACE Financial Assistance and if funds are available, he or she will be granted financial assistance. Decisions will be informed with the letter of admission on the first week of April.

All financial assistance is based on the assumption that students will contribute a reasonable amount to meet educational expenses. All financial assistance is based on the assumption that students will contribute a reasonable amount to meet educational expenses.

Financial Assistance recipients must demonstrate academic excellence and financial need.

Types of Financial Assistance:

1. Full: will cover full tuition and a monthly stipend for living expenses
2. Partial: only contemplates tuition in a variety of waivers:
   1. Full waiver
   2. 75% waiver
   3. 50% waiver
   4. 25% waiver

Important considerations:

• The deadline to apply for financial assistance is 28 February. Applications received after this date will not be contemplated.
• Travel expenses, books and readers are not contemplated as part of financial assistance.
• Decisions will be notified on the first week of April, with the admission letter.
• Full financial assistance recipients must be prepared to cover the first month of rent in Costa Rica, since the first monthly stipend will be deposited until the first week of September.
• Your Financial Assistance Application should be accurate, not omit any facts that are relevant and not be misleading. If we find that there were significant errors or omissions in the information you have supplied to us in the course of your application, you will not be offered financial assistance or you will have your financial assistance withdrawn or terminated.

Possible Funding Opportunities for UPEACE Students
(These opportunities are not officially affiliated with UPEACE)

ICETEX Columbia has scholarships for graduate study for residents of Caribbean Basin Countries. For more information, contact Ingrid Henao at: jhenao@icetex.gov.co

Asociación Panamericana de Instituciones de Credito Educativo (APICE)
http://www.apice.org.co/

Organization of American States (OAS), OAS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ACADEMIC STUDIES
http://www.educoas.org/portal/en/oasbecas/about.aspx?culture=en&navid=44

Rotary International, Ambassadorial Scholarships
http://www.rotary.org/en/studentsandyouth/educationalprograms/AmbassadorialScholarships/Pages/ridefault.aspx

Scholarship Search Secrets
http://www.studentscholarshipsearch.com/ebook/

idealist Scholarship Search
http://www.idealist.org/en/psgerc/scholarshipsearch.html

New Rotary Future Vision Pilot Scholarship Program: Peace and Conflict Resolution- (UPEACE qualifies for this area at the graduate level):
http://www.rotary.org/en/Members/RunningADistrict/FutureVisionPilotProgram/Pages/fv_grant_structure.aspx

The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) for individuals, sponsored by the Government of Japan.
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/WBI/EXTWBISFP/0,,menuPK:551559~pagePK:64168427~piPK:64168435~theSitePK:551553,00.html

The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program offers advanced study opportunities to leaders who work for social change for leaders from the following countries: : Brazil, Chile, China, Egypt, Ghana, Guatamala, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Mozambique, Nigeria, Palestine,Peru, Phillipines, Russia, Senegal, South AfricaTanzania, Thailand, Uganda,and Vietnam. Please go to the following link to connect with partnership offices for application materials: http://www.fordifp.net/

Graduate Degree Scholarship Search Engines
(In no particular order)

The Princeton Review
http://www.princetonreview.com/financialaidadvice.aspx?uidbadge=

Grad View
http://www.gradview.com/financialaid/

Student Scholarship Search. Com
http://www.studentscholarshipsearch.com/graduate-school-scholarships/

Nationally Coveted College Scholarships, Graduate Fellowships & Postdoctoral Awards
http://scholarships.fatomei.com/

Scholarships.Com
http://www.scholarships.com/scholarships-for-graduate-students.aspx

Online Education Database
http://oedb.org/scholarship/graduate-school

College Degrees.com
http://www.collegedegrees.com/financial-aid/scholarships/degree-specific/graduate-school-scholarships/

Scholarship Monkey
http://www.scholarship-monkey.com/