Financial Assistance is available for students who have matriculated into a degree program at the College of Professional and Continuing Education. Whether you are full time (3 courses are considered to be full time for financial aid in COPACE) or part time, undergraduate or graduate, if you have a financial need, it is well worth exploring the options. Money is available to eligible, matriculated students (U.S. citizen or permanent resident) with a demonstrated need who show successful advancement toward the completion of a degree.

Pell Grants
Stafford Student Loans
COPACE Friends Scholarship
Endowed Scholarships
Unendowed Scholarships

The Federal Stafford Loan (FSL), guaranteed by the federal government, is available through lending institutions. Current federal regulations require all applicants for a Federal Stafford Loan to file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). To apply for a Stafford loan, students must complete not only a FAFSA, but also a Clark Application for Financial Aid and submit signed copies of their most recent federal tax return and W2 forms (2006 for school year 07-08 for instance).
COPACE Friends Scholarships are also available.

Clark University, after a formal review of various lenders, has selected three lenders that we are recommending to you based on their competitive interest rates, favorable borrower benefits, and excellent reputation for customer serve. For the recommended lender list, please click here: http://www.clarku.edu/admissions/financialaid/prospective/solutions.cfm

All credit courses offered by COPACE are approved for eligible veterans under the provision of Chapter 38 Veteran's Administration Education Program. Veterans pay tuition and fees at the time of registration and are reimbursed by the Veteran's Administration (VA). Veterans eligible for assistance, or who think they may be eligible, should apply to the regional VA office, (800) 827-1000, before registering for classes.

COPACE accepts tuition reimbursement from Massachusetts Rehabilitation and the Department of Social Services. When registering for a course, students should submit the appropriate completed forms from the reimbursement agency.

Students who will be reimbursed by their employers must pay full tuition and fees at registration or make special arrangements with their student account representative. Employer reimbursement policy letters should be submitted at registration each semester. To ensure timely reimbursement, students must sign up for "early grades" at registration.

Clark's Office of Financial Assistance will guide you through the process of applying for federal, state and COPACE scholarship dollars. For more information, please contact the Office of Financial Assistance at 508-793-7478.

Eligibility is based on financial need. A standard formula is used to determine the difference between your cost of education (including tuition, books and fees) and an amount you can be expected to contribute. Factors such as income and assets are all taken into consideration, as well as any extenuating circumstances.

The COPACE Friends Scholarship Fund is a fund initiated by our COPACE alumni and friends. The personal support of our alumni signifies to us the value they place on their experience at Clark. It also supports our continued commitment to make the educational of adult learners both personally enriching and professionally satisfying.

Awards may provide tuition assistance at various levels, up to one-half of the cost of three undergraduate or two graduate courses. A separate application for the COPACE Friends Scholarship Fund must be completed as well as the FAFSA form.

You do not need to be a full-time student, but you do have to be formally matriculated in a degree program and have no outstanding holds on your account (library fines, tuition, registration fees, etc.). Students with outstanding incomplete grades are ineligible for the COPACE Friends Scholarship. Eligibility is based on financial need.

The Thomas Dolphin Scholarship was established to honor a former director of the Clark University Evening College and is awarded to one adult student each year, based on financial need. Applications are due by August 15 for the fall semester. To apply, please submit a letter to the Thomas Dolphin Scholarship Committee, (%Julie Parent, COPACE) describing your background, academic and professional goals, community involvement and concise information pertaining to your financial need. In addition, applicants must meet the following criteria:

be a matriculated undergraduate student
have a minimum of eight courses completed at the time of application
have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher
be enrolled in at least two courses at the time of application

The Louis J. Luvisi, Jr. Scholarship was established to honor a COPACE undergraduate and member of the Clark Campus Police and is awarded to a student enrolled in the criminal justice program. This scholarship is awarded in the fall semester only. To apply, please submit a letter to the Luvisi Scholarship Committee (%Julie Parent, COPACE), outlining your background, academic and professional goals. Applications for the scholarship are due August 15 for the fall semester.

Contributions to the COPACE Friends Scholarship Fund are used only for continuing adult learners in the COPACE programs.