You have several options for graduate study financial aid, such as graduate assistantships, student loans, grants, and fellowships:

Graduate Assistantships: (What is an assistantship?)
We offer a limited number of graduate assistantships to incoming students. If you are awarded an assistantship, you receive a partial tuition remission (a reduction of the fees you pay so that you are responsible for only certain fees) and a stipend during the academic year. In return you work 20 hours per week assisting faculty with teaching, research, and/or administrative duties.

Apply easily by checking the assistantship box on the departmental application. We offer assistantships to top students on our ranked admission list. We'll let you know if you will receive an assistantship when we contact you about admission.

If we admitted you to one of our programs, but do not offer an assistantship in our department, we may be able to provide you with information about other assistantship opportunities on campus. Many students who want an assistantship are able to obtain one somewhere. Throughout the university, assistantships have similar duties and benefits.

Student Loans
To be considered for student loans, you must complete and submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by the deadline.  For more information contact:

Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid 
Lucina Hall, Room 245
Muncie, Indiana 47306
Phone 765-285-5600
Voice Response 765-285-CASH for local calls
Voice Response 800-227-4017 for toll free
E-mail: finaid@bsu.edu

Grants
Explore the free search service of Community of Science (which now includes the Community of Scholars). This service provides detailed information about funds available for graduate students within disciplines. Ball State-specific opportunities on this site can be accessed only by an on-campus computer. Many colleges and universities subscribe to this service; contact your local research office or your college/university library.

Fellowships
A limited number of university fellowships may be offered to outstanding applicants. Minimum requirements include a GPA of 3.6 or higher on undergraduate work (3.8 or higher on graduate work for applicants with a master's degree) and GRE scores in the 85th percentile or higher.

Fellowships provide a stipend and a waiver of most tuition costs without requiring a work commitment. For qualifying applicants, the AuD Admissions Committee will automatically forward copies of pertinent application materials to the Graduate School for consideration.

Please contact the Graduate School for additional information on University Fellowships.

Scholarships
Search the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid Scholar Search for scholarships applicable to you.

You can find other sources online and through libraries, bookstores, and professional or student organizations such as Funding sources: A guide for future audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists, available from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association at www.asha.org/shop/careers.htm.

Agencies such as SERTOMA and Lions International may also provide scholarships.