Graduate Program in Public Adminisration
565 W. Adams Street
Suite 659
Chicago, Illinois 60661
(312) 906-5198
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MPA Tuition Scholarships
Scholarship |
50% for first five courses |
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25% for last six courses |
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Criteria |
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Scholarships will be given to the students with the highest criteria factors.
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- Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents
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- Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or greater
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- Maintain a cumulative 3.5 in the MPA Program for future eligibility
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- Need based after assessment of FAFSA form and IIT addendum form by IIT staff
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- Submittal of an Professional Statement
on the rationale for pursuing a MPA
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- No minimum of courses to be taken each semester
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- Application required each academic year but scholarships awarded for each semester
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- Waiver to be credited after add/drop deadline for courses
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- Decisions on awards to be made by Academic Director
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To apply, you need to:
- Submit an email request, as soon as possible, to the MPA Assistant Director, Larry Ruffolo (at ruffolo@iit.edu), indicating your desire to qualify for one of these scholarships.
- You will also need to submit to Larry Ruffolo a Professional Statement (minimum of two pages) reflecting your background, influences, professional goals relating to public sector work and how obtaining a MPA degree will help you accomplish these goals (this document can also be used to fulfill an admission requirement when applying for a MPA degree).
- Lastly, you will need to complete and submit an online FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form. This can be done at: www.fafsa.ed.gov. Please use School Code for FAFSA of E00773 Chicago Kent College of Law (we share the same Financial Office here with Chicago-Kent). You will also need a PIN in order to complete the FAFSA form online; and can obtain one at: www.pin.ed.gov.
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