Tuition and Financial Aid
This site provides details on tuition and fees, applying for financial aid, types of funding, billing policies, and more. Please review all the information carefully and contact the Office of Financial Aid if you have any questions.
Applying for Harvard Chan School Merit and Need-Based Scholarships
The financial aid application is now closed for the 2025-2026 academic year.
We encourage applicants in eligible programs to apply for merit and need-based assistance. Grants and scholarships are funded in part by gifts from generous donors.
Harvard Chan School’s resources are limited, and we are unable to match offers made by other institutions. We are often not able to meet the full financial need of admitted students. Students are encouraged to explore external scholarship opportunities.
You will receive your financial aid information with your admissions decision. This short video shows you how to access the information on your Admitted Student Portal.
Please note that the offer you receive is final for the duration of your program; we do not have an appeals process. Domestic students can, however, apply for federal direct loans to cover any remaining costs.
After you submit your SOPHAS application, you will receive emails from the Admissions Office and the Financial Aid Office with instructions on how to log into the MyFinaid system and apply for a Harvard Chan Grant/Scholarship.
If you don’t receive the emails, please check your spam/junk folder and make sure your contact information is correct in SOPHAS.
The financial aid application, which opens in early December, is a short form that will collect general information on your previous year’s income, as well as savings and assets. Please contact our office if you have not received these emails by mid-December.
We strongly encourage all students, both domestic and international, to fill out the short Harvard Chan Grant/Scholarship Application promptly to be considered for merit and need-based assistance.
The application deadline is January 8th; we cannot accept late applications. This is your only opportunity to apply for merit and need-based assistance, even if you’re applying to a multi-year program.
You will be notified of any funding when you receive your admissions decision.
- Joint JD/MPH Program with Harvard Law School (HLS) – Please reach out to Student Financial Services at HLS.
- MD/MPH Combined Degree Program with Harvard Medical School (HMS) – Harvard Chan School will use the needs assessment conducted by HMS to consider admitted MPH students in this program for scholarships. You do not need to fill out the Harvard Chan Grant/Scholarship Application. Domestic MD/MPH students who are interested in federal aid will need to complete FAFSA. Our Federal School Code is E00214 (select Harvard University School of Public Health).
Financial Aid Application Timeline
Please watch this short video giving an overview of the financial aid application timeline:
Federal Student Aid
We encourage domestic MPH, SM, and DrPH students to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form to apply for federal loans or work study. U.S. citizens, permanent residents, citizens of freely associated states, refugees, and persons granted asylum are eligible.
Students in our MPH-EPI, Master in Health Care Management (MHCM), Summer-Focused, Summer-Only degree programs, PhD, and non-degree programs are not eligible for federal aid.
International students are not eligible for federal aid and should not complete the FAFSA.
Our federal student code on the FAFSA is E00214. Select Harvard University School of Public Health. It’s important that you use the correct code; otherwise, we will not receive your FAFSA.
We strongly recommend that students complete the FAFSA by Jan. 15 so we can provide complete financial aid information with admission decisions.