Financial Aid

The Office of Student Financial Aid (OSFA) is your primary resource for questions regarding federal financial aid. They can assist with your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) information and understanding the types of aid available to you. Our Tuition and Financial Support page is a great resource for basic information on tuition, assistantships, and scholarships.

Assistantships

On-campus MSLIS students seeking assistantships should look at the following pages for currently available positions:

• • iSchool Assistantships
  • University Library Graduate Assistantships
  • Illinois Graduate College Assistantship Clearinghouse
  • Online students only:  CARLI Building Diversity Graduate Assistantship Program
    

Assistantship Waiver Taxation Information
If you are considering applying/accepting a Graduate Assistantship (GA) or a Professional Graduate Assistantship (PGA), we suggest enrolling in an online module to learn more about the taxation of assistantship waivers.

Hourly Positions

Students in the MSLIS program seeking hourly positions should look at:

• • Handshake – Online Job Board
    • You will have access to Handshake until after you have registered for classes.
  • University Library Graduate Hourly Positions
  • Research Park Job Board
  • University Virtual Job Board

iSchool Scholarships

Incoming MSLIS students are evaluated through their application for first semester funding. Criteria that are considered include merit, need, and diversity.

After your first semester, there will be an e-mail call for scholarship applications.