Tuition and Scholarships

Tuition and Fees



A tuition deposit of $350 is required upon acceptance into the program; this is later credited toward tuition.

Tuition is $617 per credit; $7404 per residency and semester; total cost of $32,084. Each residency and the following one-on-one study period equal 12 credits. There are a total of five residencies required; costs per residency include all workshops and program-related events, as well as five months of one-on-one study with a faculty member following the residency.

There is a Residency Reception/Dining Fee of $65: This fee includes the opening and closing banquets as well as our mid-week receptions. Optional field trips may include additional fees. What additional costs can I expect at the Residencies?

Students registered for the final residency (GLS 8358) will be charged a $75 thesis binding fee.

Scholarships 

NEW! The Frances and Kermit Rudolf Nonfiction Scholarship is a $1,000 annual award to the most promising manuscript (not already accepted by a publisher) in the field of nonfiction-picture book, easy reader, or a longer nonfiction book. It will be judged on the quality of writing, original research, and innovative format. A onetime award will be given to an MFAC alum writer in July 2013 and every January thereafter to a current Hamline student. July 2013 graduates can submit for next year's award. The award will be judged by an editor or agent in the field. 

Please submit the entire manuscript for a picture book or easy reader.  For the longer book, submit ten double-spaced pages from the manuscript and a one-page summary of the book's content.  Deadline June 1, 2013.  Please send manuscripts (paper copies please) to Mary Rockcastle, Director of CWP, MS-A1730, Hamline University, 1536 Hewitt Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104.

The TA Barron Scholarship is an annual scholarship of $1,000 given to an outstanding work of fantasy that explores moral questions and/or deeper ideas about the human condition. It is open to all students enrolled the MFAC program.
(NOTE: Mini-Immersion students are not eligible to apply)  

The annual $5,000 Herman W. Block Memorial Scholarship is offered to new students who exhibit significant promise in writing for children and young adults. The scholarship, given by author Kate DiCamillo, is announced in the fall. Only prospective students and students accepted for the previous January and July residency are considered.

The $1,000 Jane Resh Thomas Prize in Critical Writing is given twice a year to the fourth-semester student who has written the most outstanding critical essay in his/her third semester.


Financial Aid

Graduate students at Hamline are welcome to apply for financial aid through federal government and private bank loans. Visit the Office of Financial Aid for more information.