Tuition and Financing

Scholarships are available for qualifying applicants

Financial Aid Resources

The One Stop website and One Stop counselors are your primary financial aid resources on campus. Visit the One Stop website for more information about the basics of financial aid that include application for aid, acceptance and distribution of funds.

Cost of Attendance

The cost categories are estimates and are meant to assist preparing a personal budget. Individual student costs will vary. Visit the Onestop Student Services website to estimate tuition for our program.

In addition to general tuition and fees of the University, there are fees charged for individual occupational therapy courses. To identify which courses have additional fees, visit the One Stop course fees web site. Each year in July, the University of Minnesota Board of Regents approves the tuition and fees for the next academic year. Tuition and Fees are subject to change. More information about Occupational Therapy costs and fees can be found one the One Stop costs, tuition, and fees page. OTD-specific fee information will be posted in Summer 2019.

OTD MN Resident (Fall and Spring)

	OTD 2019-2020
Tuition	$12,144.00	Per Semester (Fall and Spring)
Academic Health Sciences Collegiate Fee	$185.00	Per Semester
Student Services Fee (TC Students only)	$454.24	Per Semester
Other University Fees	$387.00	Per Semester
Rochester Student Fee (Rochester Students Only)	(data coming soon)
Health Insurance (required if you are not otherwise covered)	$1,170.00	Per Semester
Books and Supplies	$1,000.00	Estimated Per Semester
Admission Application Fee (One Time)	$50.00
Admission Confirmation Fee (One Time)	$250.00
Course Fees	Cannot yet be estimated

OTD MN Resident (Summer)

	OTD 2019-2020
Tuition	$1,012.00	Per Credit
Academic Health Sciences Collegiate Fee	$0.00	Paid during Fall and Spring
Student Services Fee	$291.56	Each Summer Term
Other University Fees	$52.00	Each Summer Term
Health Insurance (required if you are not otherwise covered)	$612.00	Each Summer Term
Books and Supplies	$1,000.00	Each Summer Term
Course Fees	Cannot yet be estimated

OTD Non-MN Resident

	OTD 2019-2020
Tuition	$18,240.00
Academic Health Sciences Collegiate Fee	$185.00
Student Services Fee (Twin Cities Only)	$454.24	Per Semester
Other University Fees	$387.00	Per Semester
Rochester Student Fee (Rochester Students Only)
Health Insurance (required if you are not otherwise covered)	$1,170.00	Per Term
Books and Supplies	$1,000.00
Admission Application Fee (One Time)	$50.00
Admission Confirmation Fee (One Time)	$250.00
Course Fees	Cannot yet be estimated

OTD Non-MN Resident (Summer)

	OTD 2019-2020
Tuition		Per Credit
Academic Health Sciences Collegiate Fee	$0.00	Paid during Fall and Spring
Student Services Fee (Twin Cities Fees)	$291.56	Each Summer Term
Other University Fees	$52.00	Each Summer Term
Rochester Student Fee
Health Insurance (required if you are not otherwise covered)	$612.00	Each Summer Term
Books and Supplies	$1,000.00	Each Summer Term
Course Fees	Cannot yet be estimated

Scholarships

Each spring, incoming and current OT students are notified with the application for available fellowship funding. Notification of awards will occur by July 1st.

Scholarship application submission for the 2019-2020 academic year begins mid-May, 2019.

Students are strongly encouraged to complete a FAFSA application for consideration of any need based funding sources. The fellowship must be used for the payment, partially or totally, of tuition and fees for the qualified student. Selection of candidates is determined by the fellowship committee, which is composed of three faculty members. Incoming students are given preference for this award. Information from their academic coursework, performance in the program, and FAFSA scores will be used to select the awardees. Please be advised that Financial Aid loans are decreased by the amount of the fellowship, if you have University of Minnesota financial aid.

Click the accordions below to view our Occupational Therapy scholarship/fellowship offerings.

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Richard J. McCauley Fellowship in Occupational Therapy

The goal of this fellowship is to increase diversity in the profession of occupational therapy. The amount of the award ranges from about $1500 to $4000. The number of awards annually will vary dependent on the fund balance of this fellowship.

Selection of candidates is determined by the fellowship committee, composed of three faculty members. Incoming students are given preference for this award.

The committee considers the following criteria when selecting students for the award:

Academic excellence
Potential for contribution to the profession
Ability to contribute to the diversity of the profession, either through membership in a minority group because of race, religion, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability status or through demonstrated experience with or commitment to diversity.

All entering students enrolled in the Program in Occupational Therapy are eligible for this award. Information in the OTCAS application and supplemental materials will be used to select the awardees. Consideration will be given to academic excellence and ability to contribute to diversity in the profession.

Borghild Hansen Memorial Fellowship in Occupational Therapy

The goal of the Borghild Hansen Memorial fellowship is to award applicants with academic excellence who are entering the Program in Occupational Therapy. The amount of the award ranges from about $1000 to $2000. The number awarded annually varies depending on the fund balance of this fellowship.