Samuel Low

That being said, I would like to ask if there any Stanford Aero/Astro students in this forum, or possibly even people from the great bunch I met during this year's visit day, on whether they would accept the offer without any funding? It's at least one year of debt (> 80k USD inclusive of living costs) and I am having very mixed feelings about it simply because at present I do not have the financial ability to pay it down. Anyone kind enough to share their thoughts and experiences?

I can say for sure that I was offered reimbursement during visit day, but I was not offered a fellowship (not even an interview) to cover my first 5 quarters. I hope this helps with future Stanford Aero/Astro graduate applicants that either this myth is debunked, or I was the 5%.

Hi there! I'm facing the exact same situation as you were in 2016. Got my admit to Stanford AA, awaiting for more information about funding, although I am highly certain that I did not get the Stanford Graduate Fellowship as I was not invited for the interview. Any thoughts you could share as a fellow international student? What path did you eventually take?

Hi! First post here, usually starts with some woes (or celebrations) I suppose! So I was offered an admit letter for Stanford's MS in Aero/Astro (my prime choice, scream in jubilation!), but also told that I was not on a finalist list for Stanford's Graduate Fellowship. Long story cut short, I do not have a privileged financial background at all, thus I am scrambling to seek for financial aid in the form of assistantships, course gradings, and any other way I can feed myself. I'm not sure if I should directly approach professors at Stanford? I was told it's a bad move to make a first impression. Non-US citizen (Singapore here), and thus federal study loans are not an option, and I do not qualify for most US scholarships by virtue of citizenship. The Fulbright-Singapore scholarship also only emphasises on cultural, socio-economic, and policy-oriented studies... not exactly rocket science there, so it's not so applicable for me too ? Anyhow! Would love to hear from students who started in this position, and how did you navigate your way to some degree of (semi-)independent financial aid? Cheers, and good luck to all with admissions this season!