Financial Aid
Financial Aid Overview
Obtaining a graduate degree is a long-term personal investment. Please use the following pages to explore funding opportunities. Our counselors are available to guide you through this process. They are experts in designing financial aid packages that meet your needs. As many of our students customize their degree programs, we will personalize your financial aid experience.
Career Resources
Thriving in your career requires patience, commitment, and integrity. You must 1) choose a personal career path and 2) market yourself to a network of peers, alumni, and professionals. Whether you're a student or alumni, our resources, customized advising services, and workshops will support you throughout the career exploration process.
About Our Program
Do these questions inspire or intrigue you?
How does global trade contribute to development through access to technology, capital, and more? How do we promote peace-building and positive social change? What role do businesses, governments, and civil society organizations play in shaping global development?
If so, the Peace, Trade and Development Certificate Program could launch you on the path to become an effective agent of global change.
International Policy Studies Master's Program
International Policy Program
Our master’s degree in International Policy Studies is a two-year program offering a combination of rigorous learning formats. Through interdisciplinary coursework and immersive professional experiences, graduates of the International Policy program are prepared to be the solution to some of the most difficult challenges our world faces today including: resolving conflict, serving displaced persons, stopping human rights abuses, negotiating international trade and investment, and reducing poverty.
Financial Aid
Financial Aid Overview
Obtaining a graduate degree is a long-term personal investment. Please use the following pages to explore funding opportunities. Our counselors are available to guide you through this process. They are experts in designing financial aid packages that meet your needs. As many of our students customize their degree programs, we will personalize your financial aid experience.
Trade Conference to Feature Student Debate on China’s Role in Africa, Keynoter Gary Horlick
According to MIIS International Trade Club President Sean Manzano (MAIPS ’13), the “Trade and Conflict” theme of the sixth annual MIIS Trade Conference “encompasses the dynamics between economic viability and social stability.” Sean and the club have assembled an impressive lineup of academics and seasoned professionals in trade, intellectual property rights and social development to help shed light on how trade helps to alleviate or exacerbate conflict at the March 2 conference at MIIS.
MIIS Alumni Working Together to Further International Cooperation in Aeronautics
Garvey McIntosh (MAIPS ’03), an international programs specialist at NASA headquarters in Washington D.C., recently traveled to Seoul, South Korea to engage in discussions with senior representatives from the Korean government to identify cooperative areas between the US and South Korea in the field of aeronautics. Garvey wrote to the Monterey Institute to tell us about the instant rapport and wonderful working relationship he established with Kristen Bauman (MAIPS ’99), science counselor at the US Embassy in Seoul.
2012 in Review: A Year of Great Achievements, New Programs and Amazing Students
The Monterey Institute community celebrates 2012 as a year of great achievements and is looking forward to a new year filled with possibilities and promise.
Picking the top five news stories of the year was especially difficult this time around, but we have chosen five important stories, listed by date:
February 24, 2012
Record Number of Employers Seeking to Hire MIIS Graduates at Annual Career Fair
MIIS Professor Wei Liang: Thankful for Good Students & New Book
In the spirit of the season of giving thanks in the United States, members of the Monterey Institute community are sharing expressions of gratitude. We continue our series with Associate Professor Wei Liang, a specialist in international trade and development policy, as well as the political economy of East Asia and China.
Prepare for Adventure: MIIS Winter Term Offerings Announced
For many Monterey Institute students, the short winter term in January is a great opportunity to gain real-world experience and a deeper understanding of a particular subject, and/or to enhance their language skills. The courses and immersive learning opportunities offered for the 2013 winter (or “J-term”) are a wonderful reflection of the vibrant academic environment created by the unique Monterey Institute community.
