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 Return to: Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
Information on financial aid offered by the Batten School for the MPP program is available directly from the Batten School Office of Admissions and on the Batten School’s website.
Accelerated MPP Tuition and Financial Aid
Accelerated MPP students are considered undergraduates by the University during the first year of the MPP program and are charged undergraduate tuition rates according to their School of enrollment; any financial aid during the first year is administered through the University of Virginia Office of Student Financial Services. In the second year of the program, students are charged the Batten Schools graduate tuition rate and become eligible for School-sponsored financial aid rather than UVA institution-wide financial aid. Second-year Accelerated MPP students have access to need-based fellowships and other Batten-sponsored funding opportunities as detailed below, in addition to Federally-subsidized loans and Federal Work Study. Batten-sponsored funding is limited and students should not anticipate that it will cover the full cost of tuition.
Post-Graduate MPP Merit-based Fellowships
Merit-based fellowships are the primary means by which the Batten School provides financial aid to its post-graduate students. Admitted MPP students need not submit any form of financial aid application to receive consideration for merit-based fellowships in their first year. The Batten School awards merit-based fellowships after a review of the materials submitted in a student’s application for admission and fellowships are extended with a student’s offer of admission. Provided a student remains in good academic standing, merit-based feloowships continue in the second year of the program.
Need-based Fellowships
The Batten School administers several need-based fellowships, the most prominent of which is the Bocock-Hitz Public Service Fellowship. The Bocock-Hitz Public Service Fellowship is awarded to students entering the first-year MPP class or the second year of the Accelerated Bachelor/MPP program who want to pursue careers in public service. Other need-based awards are offered during the summer before the second year of the MPP program once all federal (FAFSA) and UVA financial aid forms are completed.
Other Batten-Sponsored Funding Opportunities
The Batten School administers other funding programs to help defray the costs of unpaid, public service summer internships and Applied Policy Projects. Several teaching assistantships for the second year of the MPP program are also typically open to students who wish to apply, as well as course assistant, research assistant, grader, tutor, work study, and staff positions.
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