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Admissions and Financial Aid
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| Admissions |
| Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
| School of Engineering, Stanford University |
| Durand Building, 496 Lomita Mall |
| Stanford, CA 94305-4035 |
For assistance while applying, write to the above address or contact the Aero/Astro Student Services Office:
e-mail: aa-admissions@stanford.edu Jayanthi Subramanian (650) 723-2757 Robin Murphy (650) 725-9825
Deadlines for Autumn 2010:
• December 1, 2009 - For admission with or without Stanford funding
Please note that this is the deadline for completed applications. Applicants wishing to be considered for fellowships should make sure their references and transcripts are sent well in advance of the December 1 deadline.Applicants for the part-time graduate program for working professionals (HCP) program are considered quarterly. Contact the Stanford Center for Professional Development (SCPD) course advisor for details.
Note: For fellowship consideration, simply check the box on the admissions application that indicates that you wish to be considered for financial aid; there are no additional forms or materials to be submitted beyond the regular application. [Note: assistantships are not generally awarded as part of the admissions process in Aero/Astro.]
Admissions news: Completed applications are reviewed by the faculty Admissions Committee throughout the winter. Letters are sent as decisions are made, beginning in early March.
Financial aid decisions (fellowship awards and the designation of alternates) will be made by March 20. Students who applied for aid will be notified then of their status, either in a separate letter (if they have already been notified of admission) or as part of their admission letter. Applicants have until April 15 to decide whether to accept the offer, although of course we would like to know as soon as your mind is made up.Note about DEADLINES: all major universities have signed the Council on Graduate Schools resolution that sets April 15 as the response deadline for fellowships and assistantships. Anyone receiving an offer of aid has the right to fully weigh his or her options, and cannot be required to make a binding commitment to any school before that date.
Need-based federal loans and work-study assistantships are administered by the University Financial Aid office; students should submit the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and supporting documents as soon as possible. Award packages for graduate students are usually sent in early summer. (Info: Financial Aid, 650-723-3058)
CURRENT STANFORD STUDENTS
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Current Stanford undergraduates may elect an undergraduate major or minor in Aero/Astro. See Courses & Degrees for details. Freshmen and sophomores are welcome to visit our Student Services Office in Durand 250 to discuss the possibilities for future involvement in our programs. Students may also want to refer to the School of Engineering's Handbook for Undergraduate Engineering Programs.
Current Stanford undergrads can apply to our master's program as coterminal students, in which they begin graduate work before finishing their bachelor's degree. Look at our website under Coterminal Degrees. Further information and procedures for coterminal applicants are available from the Registrar's Office or its website, or come to the Aero/Astro Student Services Office in Durand 250. Aero/Astro does not require GRE scores for coterminal M.S. admission, although GRE scores are required for fellowship consideration.
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Students wishing to continue at Stanford after receiving the M.S. degree must be approved for further study during their final Master's quarter. (This includes approval for the Engineer's degree or Ph.D. in Aero-Astro, or for a degree in another department.) In order to continue enrollment, a Graduate Program Authorization form should be fully approved and filed at the Registrar's Office before the M.S. is conferred. Those who leave Stanford before their degree is conferred (for employment or for study at another institution), and who then wish to return for further degree work, should request a reinstatement application for review by the department's admissions committee.
International students who are not citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. should be prepared to verify their funding for the new degree as part of the Graduate Program Authorization procedure. Appropriate forms are available from the Bechtel International Center. Support from research assistantships can be verified by the professor providing support; for personal funding or other support, inquire at the Bechtel International Center about the proper source for verification.
Current Stanford graduate students in other departments may apply for admission to any of our degree programs, either for an additional degree or to transfer from their current department. Doctoral students may also elect a Ph.D. minor in Aero/Astro (and Aero/Astro Ph.D. students may minor in other fields). For information and the relevant forms, please come to the Aero/Astro Student Services Office in Durand 250.More questions? Contact Aero/Astro Student Services.
ADMITTED GRADUATE STUDENTS
Congratulations!
Aero/Astro Student Visit Day:
All Aero/Astro applicants and prospective students are invited to meet faculty and students, see the campus, tour our labs, and get first-hand information about graduate study at Stanford. Students who wish to visit on other days are welcome, but we cannot arrange department tours, special office hours, etc.The following are some helpful web sites for new students:
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*A Guide for New Graduate Students, from the Registrar's Office. |
Visitor
Information for Stanford area |
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Other information from the Registrar's Office about Stanford and the Bay Area |
Stanford
Graduate Student Handbook |
Local
Hotels and Motels |
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Stanford
Computing |
English for
Foreign Students Program |
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| Items marked with * are in the Registrar's "info packet," mailed shortly after admission. The mails can be slow, so read the Web information! | ||
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