Conservatory Admission: Financing Your Longy Education
Financing your Longy Education
When to Apply for Financial Aid
How to Apply for Financial Aid
Cost of Attendance
Longy Scholarships
Federal Financial Aid
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Notices and Disclosures
Links
Financing your Longy Education
While the primary responsibility for financing the cost of education remains with students, their families, and sponsors, Longy's aid programs help qualified students finance their education after their own resources have been fully utilized.
Sources of assistance include the following:
Institutional: Longy Scholarship and Assistantship
Federal: Pell Grant, Direct Stafford Loan, Direct PLUS Loan, and Direct Grad PLUS
Private Loans: Private education loans are considered last resort financing. The school does not maintain a preferred lender list. Students may explore this option on ELM Resources.
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When to Apply for Financial Aid
To be eligible for the full range of financial aid available, students must apply for financial aid each year. Students must make Satisfactory Academic Progress to retain Longy scholarships and cannot default on prior student loans to be eligible for federal and state funds.
Students may apply for privately funded scholarships from outside sources on their own at least a year prior to the academic year. The Office of Student Financial Assistance provides a tip sheet for how to do an online scholarship search. Students should be cautious of scams and apply to legitimate scholarships organizations. Students are advised to research the organizations thoroughly and submit applications before deadlines. Many fraternal, industrial, community, and religious organizations sponsor scholarship and loan programs. Financial plans should be made well in advance of any payment deadlines.
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How to Apply for Financial Aid
- New applicants must complete the Scholarship and Financial Aid section of the Longy Application for Admission.
- Scholarships and assistantships are not automatically renewed in the subsequent year. Students must complete the renewal process. Returning scholarship students will receive the Longy Scholarship Renewal packet in their on-campus student mailboxes in early February. The Longy Scholarship Renewal Form must be returned to the Office of Student Financial Assistance by the last Friday in February.
- U.S. Citizens, Permanent Residents, and eligible non-citizens must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Returning students are asked to meet the priority date for re-applying, which is the last Friday in February for the following academic year. F-1 international students are not eligible for federal financial aid. Further details on the FAFSA process can be found on our Financial Aid: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page.
- All Federal and state student aid programs are administered in accordance with applicable regulations concerning eligibility, awards, and disbursement. Students will receive revised notification if funding changes during the awarding process.
- Financial aid recipients must re-apply for aid each year.
Cost of Attendance
Your Cost of Attendance includes billed and non-billed expenses.
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$9,900 |
| Undergraduate Diploma/Masters of Music |
$29,700 |
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Books, music, instrument repair |
$500 |
| Graduate Performance Diploma |
$23,850 |
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Personal and transportation |
$928 |
| Artist Diploma |
$19,100 |
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| Longy Annual Fee |
$500 |
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| Annual Health Insurance Fee |
$1,800 |
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Longy Scholarships and Assistantships
Longy Scholarship and assistantships are merit-based awards and are determined by one or more of the following criteria: the student's artistic and academic accomplishments and the School's programmatic needs. For a new applicant to be considered for scholarships and assistantships, the Scholarship and Financial Aid section of the online application must be completed.
There are a limited number of assistantships for qualified incoming students. Assistantship awards are applied toward tuition costs.
The Scholarship Committee re-evaluates awards each year for students who complete the Renewal Application. Scholarships are awarded for 4, full-time semesters for a 2 year graduate program and for 8, full-time semesters for the Undergraduate Diploma program.
Scholarship and assistantship awards are based on full-time enrollment. Master of Music and Undergraduate Diploma candidates approved for less than full-time enrollment by the Dean of the Conservatory will have revised awards. Scholarships are not awarded to half- and three-quarter-time students past the equivalent of the normal length of full-time residency. For students who are approved for less than full-time enrollment in the Master of Music or Undergraduate Diploma programs, the Committee will pro-rate the award. Assistantships are generally kept at the same dollar level but considered in the proration calculation.
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Named Scholarships
Longy designates named scholarships to students who meet the eligibility requirements of each award. No separate application is required. All financial aid applicants are considered for the awards for which they are qualified. Named scholarship designations are made both upon admission and at the beginning of the fall semester. A student’s scholarship amount does not change as a result of the designation. Click here to learn more about Longy’s named scholarships.
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Partnership with the Sphinx Organization
The Longy School of Music has partnered with the Sphinx Organization and its Music Assistance Fund to identify talented African- and Hispanic-American string students for scholarship assistance. Students must be nominated by Sphinx and must subsequently apply, audition, and be admitted to Longy. For more information, see
www.sphinxmusic.org/programs/maf.html or contact the Admissions Office.
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Federal Financial Aid
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Notices and Disclosures
Links
FAFSA
Federal Student Aid information
Direct Loans
Direct Loan Consolidation
Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid
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