Financial Assistance

We encourage you to start your financial aid research early to maximize your options. For your convenience, we have provided a few resources for those students entering the MAIA program in need of financial assistance and funding opportunities. We encourage all of our students to visit the Costs & Funding page on the Graduate School site.

MAIA offers tuition support for:

• First-generation students
• Fulbright scholars
• Recent UM alumni (through UAccelerate)
• Returned Peace Corps volunteers (through the Coverdell Fellowship)
• Rangel, Payne, and Pickering applicants
• Veterans and their families
• Graduates of Miami Dade College
• UM employees and dependents (tuition remission)

Through a generous donation from a MAIA alum, Yudex Hasbun, we are able to offer two $2,000 scholarships, one in the fall semester and one in the spring semester, to students showing financial need.  To apply for the MAIA award, please contact admissions at MAIAadmissions@miami.edu. A supplemental essay is required, with preference given to first generation students or those with a focused interest or pursuing a career that impacts work conducted in various geographic regions.

MAIA supports students who apply through the Fulbright Program, which provides grants to individuals from other countries for graduate study in the United States. Partial tuition waivers are offered and, on rare occasions, a student can be supported through a full scholarship.

Recent graduates of the University of Miami who apply to the MAIA program have the opportunity to receive tuition waivers for up to 40% of their graduate study (12 credits of a 30-credit program) if they attend full time. Students can email the MAIA admissions officer at maiaadmissions@miami.edu for eligibility criteria.

Through articulation agreements with the Peace Corps (the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program), as well as the Rangel, Payne, and Pickering programs, students who are accepted into the MAIA program are guaranteed tuition support. For more information, visit our Fellowships page.

Yellow Ribbon Program - The University of Miami is an active participant in the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program. This provision of the post 9/11 GI Bill helps cover the expenses of earning a master's degree. Opportunities for study are available for active-duty personnel as well. Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces are encouraged to visit the official site for the program.

Tillerman Scholar Program - Scholarship for Service (SFS) is a unique program designed to recruit and train the next generation of information technology professionals, industrial control system security professionals, and security managers to meet the needs of the cybersecurity mission for federal, state, local, and tribal governments. This program provides scholarships for up to three years of support for cybersecurity undergraduate and graduate (MS or PhD) education. The scholarships are funded through grants awarded by the National Science Foundation. In return for their scholarships, recipients must agree to work after graduation for the U.S. government in a position related to cybersecurity for a period equal to the length of the scholarship.

The University of Miami is committed to supporting local talent. To that end, we have collaborated with Miami Dade College (MDC) to establish an articulation agreement that allows qualified MDC graduates with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Public Safety Management to receive a 50% in tuition waivers to complete 30 graduate level credits and earn their master’s degree in one calendar year, if enrolled full time. For more information, visit our Resources page. 

Our pledge is to provide partial tuition waivers to ALL accepted students who are not receiving full funding from outside sources. Tuition waivers are, essentially, tuition discounts, and the amount varies by semester, but typically ranges from 25-40%. Both international and domestic applicants are eligible for tuition waivers, unless you are receiving funding from an external source. It is important to discuss these options with the admissions officer. Please indicate on your application if you would like to be considered for financial aid. No additional documentation is needed.

MAIA participates in UM’s Tuition Remission program for eligible UM employees.  For more information, please visit https://my.hr.miami.edu/benefits-and-wellness/work-life/tuition-benefits/index.html

The University of Miami Office of Student Affairs offers any graduate student to the opportunity to apply to serve as a graduate assistant in a student affairs area or partner area. Based on the individual department, students may engage in program development and planning, student advising, administrative support, student mentoring, supervising, and more. Becoming a graduate assistant enables you to apply the theory you learn in your graduate program into practice.

American Association of University Women (International Fellowship) - International fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate studies at accredited U.S. institutions are supported.

Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs Fellowships – APSIA keeps an extensive database of available scholarships and fellowships.

AVANGRID Scholarships for Master’s Studies in the United States - AVANGRID’s Scholarships for Master's Studies in the United States seeks to cultivate the next generation of professionals, who will provide the energy and innovation that will drive AVANGRID and the energy industry forward. The AVANGRID scholarships are offered as part of the global Iberdrola International Master's Scholarship Program, which is also offering scholarships in Spain, the United Kingdom, Mexico and Brazil. AVANGRID is the U.S. affiliate of Iberdrola.  The program is geared toward students in their final year of study or recent graduates who want to continue their education in different areas such as data science, engineering (civil, electrical, environmental, mechanical and power), renewable energy, and smart distribution networks. 

CyberCorps Scholarship for Service - Scholarship for Service (SFS) is a unique program designed to recruit and train the next generation of information technology professionals, industrial control system security professionals, and security managers to meet the needs of the cybersecurity mission for federal, state, local, and tribal governments. This program provides scholarships for up to three years of support for cybersecurity undergraduate and graduate (MS or PhD) education. The scholarships are funded through grants awarded by the National Science Foundation. In return for their scholarships, recipients must agree to work after graduation for the U.S. government in a position related to cybersecurity for a period equal to the length of the scholarship.

The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation - The premier graduate fellowship in the United States for those pursuing careers as public service leaders.

The Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Program - The Humphrey Program brings young and mid-career professionals from designated countries to the United States for a year of non-degree graduate-level study, leadership development, and professional collaboration with U.S. counterparts.  Humphrey Fellows are eligible to take MAIA classes and/or the Security Certificate for specialized training as part of their experience

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans - The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is a fellowship program intended for U.S. immigrants and children of immigrants.

For additional information about funding your education through student loans, please visit the Office of Financial Assistance.