Graduate Scholarships and Financial Aid
Tuition and Fees 2023-24
Financial Aid
U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents
International Students
Scholarships and Fellowships
SEPARATE APPLICATION REQUIRED - see details below
The Ann W. and Spencer T. Olin–Chancellor's Fellowship
- Full-tuition remission
- $45,000 annual stipend + $1,500 educational allowance
- An elite cohort of outstanding graduate students with diverse backgrounds from varied disciplines
If a graduate school applicant is eligible for the Olin–Chancellor’s Fellowship (OFC) program, the graduate program application will automatically include the fellowship application prompt. Applicants must submit an essay and resume/CV to be considered.
McDonnell International Scholars Academy Graduate Fellowship
- Full-tuition award
- $29,000 annual stipend + travel opportunities
- For incoming graduate students with an exceptional academic record and a desire to solve global challenges
Separate application required.
Deadline: Jan. 31
AIA St. Louis Scholarships
Open to Graduate Architecture students
- Partial scholarship, from $1,500 to $12,000
- For graduates of St. Louis high schools who meet work and other eligibility requirements
Separate application required.
Deadline: July 1
NO APPLICATION REQUIRED - students are automatically considered for these awards
Sam Fox Ambassadors Fellowship
- Full-tuition award
- Travel stipend
- Recognizes outstanding candidates for graduate study in the Sam Fox School
- 10 awards given each year to students across all Sam Fox School programs
Director's Full-Tuition Awards
- Full-tuition award
- Recognizes students with exceptional academic records, portfolios, and professional promise
- One award per program given each year (MArch, MLA, MUD, MFA-IVC, MFA-VA)
Danforth Scholars Program
- 75% tuition award
- Recognizes potential for university contributions and early professional promise
Asian Scholarship Fund
Open to Graduate Architecture students
- 75% tuition award
- Merit-based scholarship for students from Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam
Ernestine Betsberg and Arthur Osver Scholarship
Open to MFA in Visual Art students
- 75% tuition award
- Merit-based scholarship awarded to one incoming MFA in Visual Art student
Catherine M. and Stanley R. Miller Scholarship
Open to MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture students
- 75% tuition award
- Merit-based scholarship awarded to one incoming MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture student
Assistantships
Graduate students are eligible for assistant in instruction (AI) positions, but they are not guaranteed. Assistantships are typically awarded to students who have been in the school for at least one semester and have done well academically.
AIs assist our faculty with design, graphics, structures, computer, and lecture courses. Studio AI positions are filled by students who have been identified as qualified candidates based on their cumulative academic record and design studio accomplishment at Washington University.
Students may apply for assistantships after they have arrived on campus. AI selection is coordinated through the Dean’s Office and is done in the semester preceding the one in which the student will serve as an AI. AIs are paid biweekly as a salary during the semester of the award (i.e., not as a deduction from tuition owed for that semester).
Research assistantships may also be offered annually. The number of positions will vary depending on the volume of current projects being pursued by faculty members.