{"id":510,"date":"2021-10-06T16:52:33","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/affordability-funding\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T16:04:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:04:58","slug":"affordability-funding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/affordability-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Affordability &amp; Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">MFA in Creative Writing Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/admission\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Admission<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/curriculum\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Curriculum<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/faculty-staff\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty &#038; Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/writers-in-residence\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Writers-in-Residence<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/affordability-funding\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Affordability &#038; Funding<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/publications\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Publications<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/master-fine-arts\/request-more-information\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Request More Information<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-affordability-amp-funding\">Affordability &amp; Funding<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tuition\">Tuition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuition for the MFA in Creative Writing at Butler University is set at $920.00 per credit hour for the 2025-2026 school year.&nbsp;Allowing for small annual increases in tuition, a student entering the program in Fall 2025 should expect tuition and fees for the degree to total roughly $33,000.&nbsp;A quick glance at the tuition costs for other MFAs shows that Butler is an extraordinary value, especially when one considers the high quality of our faculty and visitors, our small class sizes, and our auxiliary programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More information about tuition, billing, and payment can be found at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/campus-services\/student-accounts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Student Accounts webpage<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-funding\">Funding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The MFA at Butler offers considerable funding to its students through a growing system of scholarships&nbsp;tied to service and professional development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-scholarships\">Scholarships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Efroymson Scholarships:<\/strong> The Efroymson Family Fund, a fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation, sponsors the Efroymson Scholarships in Creative Writing. These scholarships are awarded to applicants who show great promise. The scholarship typically awards $15,000 to scholars, applied as $6,000 for the first two years and $3,000 for a third year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>K-12 Teacher Discount<\/strong><strong>:&nbsp;<\/strong>Announced in Feb 2023, the MFA will offer a special tuition discount for any K-12 teacher in Central Indiana. The discount will be applicable throughout the student&#8217;s time earning the degree. 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Graduate students must attend the MFA half-time (3 credit hours or more per semester) to be eligible (please consult with the\u00a0<a aria-label=\"To make this website accessible to screen reader, Press combination of alt and 1 keys. To stop getting this message, press the combination of alt and 2 keys\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office of Financial Aid<\/a>\u00a0to confirm such details in your case).\u00a0Loans are also available for summer study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the&nbsp;<a aria-label=\"To make this website accessible to screen reader, Press combination of alt and 1 keys. To stop getting this message, press the combination of alt and 2 keys\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/\">financial aid website<\/a>&nbsp;for more information.&nbsp;For counseling, please contact&nbsp;<a aria-label=\"To make this website accessible to screen reader, Press combination of alt and 1 keys. To stop getting this message, press the combination of alt and 2 keys\" href=\"mailto:finaid@butler.edu\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Financial Aid<\/a>&nbsp;at 317-940-8200 or toll free at 877-940-8200.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-health-insurance\">Health insurance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For information on health insurance options for Butler graduate students, please contact&nbsp;<a aria-label=\"To make this website accessible to screen reader, Press combination of alt and 1 keys. To stop getting this message, press the combination of alt and 2 keys\" href=\"mailto:healthinsurance@butler.edu\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Butler University Health Services<\/a>, 317-940-8728.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tuition-remission\">Tuition remission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuition remission is a Butler employee HR benefit. Tuition remission provides qualified, eligible participants with free tuition toward most Butler undergraduate and\/or graduate degrees or certain eligible post baccalaureate credit bearing certificate programs. The benefit is for tuition only and does not cover fees or other costs associated with coursework or enrollment. For more information on participant definitions, eligibility requirements, and benefit use, please\u00a0visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/human-resources\/benefits\/financial\/tuition-remission\/\">Butler HR website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"acc-flex-container\">\n\t<div class=\"acc-title-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n\t\t<button id='block_acf-block-69c5916952e08-acc-row' class='acc-row' type='button' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='block_acf-block-69c5916952e08_acc-content-panel'>\n\t\t\t<div id='block_acf-block-69c5916952e08-acc-title' class='acc-title'>\n\t\t\t\tPolicy on tuition remission students\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" id='block_acf-block-69c5916952e08-acc-img' class='acc-icon' src='https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-acf-blocks-new\/assets\/images\/nav_main_icon_open.png' \/>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div role=\"region\" aria-hidden='true'\n\t\tid='block_acf-block-69c5916952e08-acc-content-panel' class='acc-panel' aria-labelledby=\"block_acf-block-69c5916952e08-acc-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Tuition remission students may comprise no more than:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 students in fiction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 students in nonfiction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 students in poetry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The program will observe an overall cap of 6 tuition remission students at any given time. 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