Financials
Many options are available for financing your graduate studies. All options require that you apply early to get the best chance of funding. In some cases you will need to apply a year prior to starting your graduate studies.
- CCT Tuition and Fees
- CCT Merit-Based Scholarships
- Georgetown University Student Financial Aid Counselors
- External Scholarships, Grants and Fellowships
- Federal Financial Aid
- International Student Funding Sources
- Campus Employment
- More External Scholarships
- Searchable Scholarship Databases
- National Speakers Association Scholarships
- Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program: Post-graduate fellowship in Germany
- Fred Rodgers Memorial Scholarship
- Anita Borg Scholarship
- Cosmos Club Grants for Graduate Students
- Ford Foundation
- Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund
- Jacob Javits Fellowships
- Fulbright Scholarships
- Jack Shaheen Mass Communications Scholarship
- William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship for Minority Students
- National Endowment for the Humanities Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants
- Willard G. Oxtoby essay prize
- Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellowship
- Capital Speakers Club of Washington, Hester Beall Provensen Scholarship
- The Next Generation Leadership in Asian Affairs Fellowship
- International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture in Giessen, Germany Fellowship
- 2008 Hester Beall Provensen Scholarship Award
- 2009 International Olympic Committee Postgraduate Research Grant Programme
- Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
- MacArthur 2009 Digital Media and Learning Competition
- Cosmos Club Foundation: Cosmos Scholars Program
- Knight News Challenge - Digital Media Experiments to Innovate Journalism
- Eben Tisdale Public Policy Fellowship
- Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Program
- International Association of Business Communicators Scholarship
- Georgetown Institute for Information Assurance Scholarships
- National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship Program
- PTC '10 Student Research Prize (Deadline: August 3 2009)
Tuition figures are in U.S. dollars and apply to the 2009-2010 academic year. All fees are subject to change each year.
Tuition is charged based on the credits in which you enroll:Tuition per credit: $1,531
Tuition for 18 credits/year: $27,558 (full-time)
Tuition for 12 credits/year: $18,372 (part-time)
One-time transcript fee: $35
CCT Lab Fee: $500*
Yates Fitness Center Fee: $320**
Student Health Insurance: $TBD***
* mandatory annual fee, first two years of enrollment
** annually, optional for part-time students
*** annually, optional with proof of existing coverage
Full-time CCT students take nine credits per semester (18 credits per year). Part-time students take six credits per semester (12 credits per year). However, Georgetown's Office of Student Financial Services determines tuition cost estimates and initial billing based on a 12 credit semester. Please take this difference into consideration with regard to financial aid and assessing cost of attendance.Return to Top
CCT Scholarships
CCT offers eight to 13 merit-based scholarships each year. Awards range from partial to full tuition. Stipends are not offered for living expenses. All U.S. and international students who submit applications for full-time enrollment by CCT's scholarship deadline are considered for funding. Upon completion of the application review, you will be notified by separate letter if you have been awarded a merit-based scholarship from CCT.
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Counselors from the Office of Student Financial Services are available to assist you Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. Visitors are seen on a walk-in basis whenever possible, and appointments are also available. The counselors see students based upon their last names. Check the contact list for your particular counselor.Return to Top
External Scholarships, Grants, and Fellowships
The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences maintains links to various grants, fellowships, and scholarships for graduate students. Other resources are also available online. Refer to the specific funding source for eligibility requirements. In most cases you need to apply for these in the fall semester a year prior to enrolling in graduate study.
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Federal Financial Aid
Federal funding is need-based and is available in the form of low-interest federal Perkins and Stafford loans. Apply in January or early February of the year in which you plan to pursue graduate studies. U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and select others are eligible for this funding. You must submit the following items for funding consideration:Return to Top
International Student Funding Sources
International students should review the Smart Student Guide to Studying in the USA. This has information on scholarships, passports and visas, how to fund your education, and more. International students are eligible for many of the external (non-Georgetown) scholarships, so please search those lists.
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Campus Employment
Many students work on campus, and all positions are paid hourly. The rates are typically $10 - $15 an hour. CCT hires students to work in the CCT Office in various capacities. Second-year students are eligible for teaching assistant positions that are also paid hourly. gnovis, CCT's student-run academic journal, hires students each year for various paid and unpaid positions. The Office of Student Employment manages a database for many on-campus employment opportunities. Current students can also search Student Access+ for part-time campus job listings. International students on student visas may work on campus up to 20 hours per week.
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Scholarships and grantsSearchable Databases
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