Financial Aid

A conversation with Mark Dingfield, VP for finance and treasurer

Mark Dingfield, who began his role as vice president for finance and treasurer in October, discusses undergraduate financial aid, the University’s finances, and financial wellness.

Magill on stage with three students smiling

Celebrating Penn’s Named Scholarship Program in New York City

President Liz Magill moderated a panel featuring three students who shared their unique paths to and extraordinary experiences at Penn, thanks to the University’s generous donor community.

Medscape

Nursing schools offer loan forgiveness programs to offset nurse shortage

A $125 million endowment to the School of Nursing will allow its students that are nurses to apply to become nurse practitioners through the Leonard A. Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner Program.

Penn expands financial aid for families earning less than $75,000 a year

In addition to covering tuition, fees, housing, and dining, the financial aid packages will provide additional resources including a laptop program, summer internship and research funding, and summer course funding.

Al Día

Teenager pedals her way to the University of Pennsylvania

Mexican American Sarahi Franco-Morales from Philadelphia will receive a full scholarship as an incoming first-year in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Philadelphia Inquirer

What to know about the grad student assistants on strike at Temple

Penn is noted for its December announcement increasing the minimum pay for doctoral students by nearly 25%, starting in the 2023-24 academic year.

Al Día

Job shadowing has never been more important for Pennsylvania students

Penn has partnered with Summer Discovery to provide high school students with summer programming and financial aid for select Philadelphia students.

Magill at podium speaking to crowd in decorated gym

Scholarships place ‘world of opportunity’ within reach

Penn’s Named Scholarship Celebration returned to Rockwell Gymnasium on Nov. 16—the first time it’s been held in person since 2019.

Man in a blue hoodie and baseball hat greets a yellow lab

Serving student veterans at Penn

A new office in Student Registration and Financial Services provides support for the growing number of veterans at Penn.

Chronicle of Philanthropy

Foundations and big donors step in to tackle the nation’s nurse shortage

A $125 million gift from alumnus Leonard Lauder has created a tuition-free program at the School of Nursing that will eventually train 40 nurse practitioners a year for decades to come.

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