Do I qualify for any financial aid?
As an international student you can be considered for federal aid if you meet federally regulated citizenship requirements.
If your citizenship status is not on the list below, you are not eligible for federal aid. You may be eligible for an alternative loan. These loans are based on your income, your credit rating and your ability to repay the loan. Most alternative loan programs require that non-citizens obtain a co-signer who is a citizen or permanent resident.
You may be eligible for some scholarships. If you are an undergraduate student, contact the Office of Admission to determine your eligibility. If you are a graduate or law student, contact your department for more information about scholarships and assistantships.
While not considered financial aid, you may be able to find employment on or off campus through DePaul’s Career Center.
You also may want to take advantage of DePaul’s payment plans, which allow you to pay monthly or to defer payments until your employer reimburses you.
Acceptable Citizenship Status Type: Permanent Residents of the United States
Acceptable Documentation:
As an international student you can be considered for federal aid if you meet federally regulated citizenship requirements.
If your citizenship status is not on the list below, you are not eligible for federal aid. You may be eligible for an alternative loan. These loans are based on your income, your credit rating and your ability to repay the loan. Most alternative loan programs require that non-citizens obtain a co-signer who is a citizen or permanent resident.
You may be eligible for some scholarships. If you are an undergraduate student, contact the Office of Admission to determine your eligibility. If you are a graduate or law student, contact your department for more information about scholarships and assistantships.
While not considered financial aid, you may be able to find employment on or off campus through DePaul’s Career Center.
You also may want to take advantage of DePaul’s payment plans, which allow you to pay monthly or to defer payments until your employer reimburses you.
Federally accepted citizenship requirements
Acceptable Citizenship Status Type: Permanent Residents of the United States
Acceptable Documentation:
- I-151 or I-551 Alien Registration
- I-94 Departure Record with appropriate stamp: "Processed for I-551...EmploymentAuthorized." *"Temporary Form I-551. "
- Passport with appropriate stamp: "Processed for I-551...Employment Authorized."
- G-641 Application for Verification of Information from INS records. Must include one of the following, completed by INS: "Lawful admission for permanent residence..." "Naturalization info. As shown above is correct." "Naturalization location, Naturalization date, and date of birth."
Acceptable Citizenship Status Type: Individuals in the US for other than a temporary purpose
Acceptable Documentation:
- I-688 Temporary Resident Card with valid expiration date (I-668A is NOT acceptable)
- I-94 Departure Record with appropriate stamp: Refugee Stamp: "Admitted as a refugee pursuant to section 207 of the Act...Employment Authorized." "Status changed to refugee ...Employment Authorized." *Asylum Granted under Sec. 208"
- Stamp indicating admission as a conditional entrant to US
- Stamp indicating admission to US for an indefinite period for humanitarian reasons
- Stamp indicating classification as a "Cuban-Haitian Entrant..."
- G-641 Application for Verification of Information from INS records (see above)
Acceptable Citizenship Status Type: Suspension of Deportation
Acceptable Documentation:
- Copy of order from Immigration Judge
- Letter from district INS office
How do I apply for financial aid?
If you meet the citizenship requirements, you need to do two things to be considered for financial aid: be admitted to DePaul and submit a completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). We must receive the results of your FAFSA before we can begin to consider you for aid. It takes three to five days for us to receive the results of a FAFSA filed electronically and up to 10 weeks to receive results from a FAFSA submitted on paper. We recommend you complete the form online as soon after January 1 as possible and before March 15. Because a wide variety of general and special programs are available, we recommend every student complete the FAFSA.
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