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Office of Financial Aid Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 9am - 6pm
Friday: 9am - 5pm
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Students interested in being considered for scholarship for the upcoming academic year should apply for scholarship via their admissions application. The scholarship application is now a lifetime application and only needs to be completed once.

The 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 FAFSAs are available at fafsa.ed.gov and should be completed by those who wish to be considered for federal student aid. The 2012-2013 year includes Fall '12, Spring '13, and Summer '13. The 2013-2014 year includes Fall '13, Spring '14, and Summer '14.
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Cohort Programs

Summer Principals Academy
In order for Summer Principals Academy (SPA) students to be considered for both, scholarship and federal student aid, they must complete the following applications:

For the Summer 2012 Cohort:
- Complete the 2012-2013 TC Scholarship Application. This is no longer available.
- Complete the 2011-2012 FAFSA and the 2012-2013 FAFSA. The 2011-2012 FAFSA (for Summer 1) is available from January 1st, 2011 - June 30th, 2012, while the 2012-2013 FAFSA (for Fall, Spring, Summer 2) is available from January 1st, 2012 - June 30th, 2013. You must include the Teachers College Federal School Code (G03979) on your FAFSA(s).

The tuition cost for SPA students beginning in the Summer 2012 will be a total of $47,280. The total cost will be evenly distributed across four semesters: Summer 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, and Summer 2013. The payment schedule is as follows:
 
$11,820 due on May 18th, 2012
$11,820 due on September 7th, 2012
$11,820 due on January 25th, 2013
$11,820 due on May 18th, 2013

For scholarship purposes, the amount "per point" for SPA students is an average of the two aid years the program spans across. For the Summer 2012 cohort this amount is $1,259, the average of 11-12 ($1,231) and 12-13 ($1,286). Scholarship awards are distributed evenly across all four semesters of the program.

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For the Summer 2013 Cohort:
- Complete the scholarship application section of your application for admission. If you have neglected to do so, please contact Nicole Siniscalchi at siniscalchi@tc.edu.
- Complete the 2012-2013 FAFSA and the 2013-2014 FAFSA. The 2012-2013 FAFSA (for Summer 1) is available from January 1st, 2012 - June 30th, 2013, while the 2013-2014 FAFSA (for Fall, Spring, Summer 2) is available from January 1st, 2013 - June 30th, 2014. You must include the Teachers College Federal School Code (G03979) on your FAFSA(s).
 
The tuition cost for SPA students beginning in the Summer 2013 will be a total of $49,415. The total cost will be evenly distributed across four semesters: Summer 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, and Summer 2014. The payment schedule is as follows:
 
$12,353.75 due in mid-May 2013 (exact date TBD)
$12,353.75 due in early September 2013 (exact date TBD)
$12,353.75 due in late January 2014 (exact date TBD)
$12,353.75 due in mid-May 2014 (exact date TBD)

For scholarship purposes, the amount "per point" for SPA students is an average of the two aid years the program spans across. For the Summer 2013 cohort this amount is $1,315, the average of 12-13 ($1,286) and 13-14 ($1344). Scholarship awards are distributed evenly across all four semesters of the program.

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If you are awarded a scholarship or federal student aid, you will receive an official award letter notification from the Office of Financial Aid. Please keep in mind that you will receive two separate award letters, as the program goes over two academic years.
 
If you are eligible for federal financial aid and you have satisfied your requirements, the funds you have accepted will be applied to your account as payment(s). That being said, in the Summer 1 term, you may receive a refund, which you will need to save to assist you with the payments for the subsequent semesters.

Intensive Summer Teacher Education Programs (INSTEP)
This INSTEP program is a summer program. Students usually attend only for summer sessions, but can also attend for fall and spring terms in between, for 2-3 consecutive summers. 
 
Summer is the last term of each academic year (e.g. Fall 2012 is the first term of the 2012-2013 aid year, Spring 2013 is the second, and Summer 2013 is the final), so the appropriate FAFSA must be completed by June 30th. For students coming in the Summer 2013 term, the 2012-2013 FAFSA must be completed. The Teachers College Federal School Code is G03979; this code must be included on the FAFSA. Also note that students must be enrolled in at least six credits (or the equivalent) to be eligible for federal aid.
 
Students must also complete the TC Scholarship Application to be eligible for any institutional aid. The 2012-2013 TC Scholarship Application is no longer available online. If you have not completed the application, please contact our office.
 
The tuition rate changes each academic year.  Please refer to our Cost of Attendance page for more information on it.  You can also refer to the Student Accounts page for a full list of tuition and fees.
 
Note:
1st year students receive 4 points in INSTEP scholarship. 
2nd year students receive 2 points in INSTEP scholarship.

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