Graduate Financial Aid

Financial aid for graduate and professional students is available from various sources (institutional, federal, and private) and includes fellowships, scholarships, grants, and loan programs. Financial aid awards are processed annually based on continued financial need, enrollment status, availability of funds, and maintaining satisfactory academic progress.

To apply for financial aid, students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Historically, the FAFSA has been available beginning October 1 each year. However, because of significant changes to the application and the rebuild of the FAFSA processing system, the 2024-2025 FAFSA will not be available until sometime in December 2023. Updates on an exact date will be posted here when announced. Please see our 2024-2025 FAFSA Changes page for more information. FDU’s FAFSA Code is 002607.

Contact the Graduate Financial Aid Office

Office Hours

Monday-Friday
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Offices

Florham Campus

285 Madison Ave M-MSO-02
Madison, NJ 07940
Telephone: (973) 443-8700
Fax: (973) 443-8534
Email: finaid@fdu.edu

Metropolitan Campus

1000 River Road T-KB1-04
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Telephone: (201) 692-2363
Fax: (201) 692-2364
Email: finaid@fdu.edu

Financial Aid Staff

University

• Renee Volak, University Director, reneev@fdu.edu
• Theresa Coll, Director of Operations, coll@fdu.edu
• Marion McCollum, University Associate Director, marion_mccollum@fdu.edu
• Harry Tongue, University Associate Director, tongue@fdu.edu

Florham Campus

• Emily Grant, Director, ewgrant@fdu.edu
• Paola Yanez, Associate Director, p.yanez@fdu.edu
• Sadiailen Companioni-Torres, Assistant Director, scompanioni@fdu.edu
• Migali Ramirez, Assistant Director, migali@fdu.edu
• Rachel Valatkavage, Financial Aid Coordinator, r.valatkavage@fdu.edu

Metropolitan Campus

• Carmen Ferrari, Director, cmf@fdu.edu
• Arlene Marte, Associate Director, arlene_marte@fdu.edu
• Dawn Grasso, Assistant Director, steeled@fdu.edu
• Catherine Lorenzo, Assistant Director, clorenzo@fdu.edu
• Karoll Madera, Assistant Director/Scholarships, k.madera@fdu.edu
• Madeleyn Rodriguez, Assistant Director, martim@fdu.edu
• Nora Polak, Financial Aid Coordinator, polak@fdu.edu
• Diane DiGeronimo, Financial Aid Coordinator, dianed@fdu.edu

Problem Resolution

If you are experiencing difficulty resolving a financial aid issue, you may contact us at: finaid@fdu.edu. Use the text “Requesting Resolution” and your student ID number in the subject line.

If you have been unable to solve a problem with your federal student loan, you can ask the Federal Student Aid Ombudsman Group for help at: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/disputes/prepare/contact-ombudsman

OR

U.S. Department of Education
FSA Ombudsman Group
830 First Street, N.E., Mail Stop 5144
Washington, DC 20202-5144
1-877-2575