Financial Aid
Harvard College Announces $2,000 ‘Launch Grants’ for Low-Income Juniors
Harvard College will provide $2,000 “launch grants” to low-income students in the fall of their junior year, according to a press release published Thursday.
‘Urgent Action’ Required: Harvard GSAS Report Recommends Changes to Financial Aid, Advising
A Thursday report by a faculty working group at Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences characterized the school’s financial aid, advising framework, and admissions practices as “no longer sufficient” in an era of rising living costs and increased competition with other universities.
‘You Can’t Eat Prestige’: Graduate Students and Teaching Fellows Strike Over Financial Aid Cuts
In March 1973, about 700 members of Harvard’s Graduate Students and Teaching Fellow Union braved four days of sub-zero temperatures to protest the newly introduced Kraus Plan, which ultimately reduced financial aid for graduate students.
For Second Year in a Row, Harvard College Expands Financial Aid as Cost of Attendance Rises 3.5 Percent
Harvard College plans to increase tuition and expand financial aid for the 2023-24 academic year, raising the threshold for cost-free attendance to $85,000 a year, according to a press release Thursday.
Harvard Law School Announces Expansion to Low Income Protection Plan
Harvard Law School announced an expansion to the Low Income Protection Plan, a debt-assistance program for alumni pursuing public interest careers.
HKS Students Petition for Need-Based Fee Waivers and Emergency Financial Aid
Harvard Kennedy School students advocated for need-based application fee waivers and the establishment of emergency funds for students with unexpected expenses in a letter sent to the school’s dean, Douglas W. Elmendorf, Wednesday.
Financial Aid or Financial Burden? Harvard Law School Alumni Say the School’s Low Income Protection Plan Falls Short
LIPP aims to reduce the burden of student debt by subsidizing loan repayments for graduates pursuing public interest jobs — but students and alumni maintain that LIPP fails to sufficiently support graduates.
Harvard Business School Covers Full Tuition for 10 Percent of Students
The Harvard Business School rolled out a new financial aid program earlier this month that covers the full cost of tuition for about 10 percent of its MBA students.
Harvard CFO Says the University’s Revenues Have ‘Rebounded’ to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer Thomas J. Hollister said the University’s revenues have “rebounded” to pre-pandemic levels, placing Harvard in a “healthy” financial condition, in an interview last Thursday.
Since the Harvard Kennedy School Overhauled its Financial Aid Team, Students Say Services Have Suffered
The Harvard Kennedy School restructured its admissions and financial aid teams in 2021, laying off almost all of its enrollment services staff. But the restructuring, more than a dozen students said, has often left them in the dark about the state of loans, financial aid, and other basic student services.
Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Donates $24 Million to Harvard Business School
The Kraft family, which owns the New England Patriots, donated $24 million to Harvard Business School earlier this month to establish the Robert K. Kraft Family Fellowship Fund, which will be the largest endowed fellowship fund at the school.
Harvard Law School Students and Alumni Advocate for Inflation-Adjusted Financial Support
More than a hundred Harvard Law School Students and Alumni signed onto a letter last week calling on the school to adjust its Low Income Protection Plan to rising inflation rates.
Harvard Divinity School Will Increase Stipend Amounts for Scholarship Packages This Fall
The Harvard Divinity School will increase its stipend payouts for need-based and merit scholarship packages beginning this fall.
With Return to Campus, Low-Income Students Navigate Finding Jobs
As students return to somewhat normal life on campus, many must search for employment — a task that students interviewed said has proven especially challenging this fall.
