Financial Aid & Scholarships

Applicants who are not PLU alumni are automatically considered for this one-time merit scholarship, which, if awarded, will be applied to the first term of the program.

The Graduate Assistantship program offers graduate students an opportunity to participate in academic and administrative activities that will enhance their graduate education experience, as well as provide financial assistance.

A limited number of assistantships are available during academic year. Full awards are very rare. In general, assistantships awards are for interactions and opportunities involving time commitments between five and ten hours per week.

These opportunities include:

• Graduate fellows assigned to programmatic projects or on-campus clinic.
• Collaboration with faculty on research projects for professional publications.
• Clinic and Program Coordinator or Assistant Coordinator positions in the on-campus clinic.

Award amount: A limited number of paid assistantships are available during the academic year. In general, paid assistantships involve time commitments of five to ten hours per week, and a payment between $900 and $1,900 per semester, available only during the first two semesters. Students received payment based on their hourly work as student employees. Assistantships are considered taxable income.

Number of awards: Varied

Eligibility: To be eligible for a graduate assistantship, an applicant must be:

• admitted to the MFT program
• maintain a minimum cumulative 3.0 graduate grade point average, and
• be enrolled full-time [4 credits or more except J-term] during the semester/term of the assistantship

Criteria: Criteria for awarding assistantships may include any combination of the following: (a) skills and abilities, (b) academic merit, (c) potential for success, and (d) contribution to the mission of the graduate program and university. In addition to the assistantship application and skills inventory, information in the applicant’s admission file may be assessed.

Application Deadline: June 1 is the priority application date for assistantship consideration for the coming academic year. Applications received after the priority date will be reviewed as funds are available.

How to Apply:

• Complete the online Graduate Assistantship Application by the June 1st deadline. (It has been extended to July 1)
• Upload a current resume to the Graduate Assistantship application.

The Nordic Opportunity Grant is awarded to degree-seeking citizens of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. $7,500 is awarded for the first year of the program and $5,000 awarded for the second year (only for 2-year program options). (If awarded the Nordic Opportunity Grant, applicants are not eligible to receive PLU Alumni or Graduate Academic Scholarships.)

The International Grant is awarded to degree-seeking international students who do not qualify for the Nordic Grant. $7,000 is awarded for the first year of the program and $3,500 awarded for the second year (only for 2-year program options). (If awarded the International Grant, applicants are not eligible to receive PLU Alumni or Graduate Academic Scholarships.)