2024-2025 Academic Year

Click here for current graduate tuition rates for 2024-2025. The professional curriculum totals 103 credit hours for the 28 month program.

*Tuition and Clinical Rotation Fees are subject to change.

NOTE:

On occasion, the Traverse City students will be required to travel to the GR PAS site.  This may happen up to two times during your time in the program.  Each trip, from site-to-site, is approximately 280 miles, and the average hotel cost is roughly $155.  Students will be reimbursed for program required travel between the campuses.

During the program, students are responsible for lodging and travel costs.  Costs vary throughout program phases depending on the location of assigned clinical rotations.

APPA/MAPA Dues:  This one-time fee for memberships to both AAPA and MAPA may be required for GVSU funding to attended conferences.

** A Clinical Rotation Fee of $1,467/semester will be required beginning with the PAS cohort entering the program in Fall 2023 (Graduating Class of 2025).  The Clinical Rotation Fee will increase to $1,833 beginning with the PAS cohort entering Fall 2025 (Graduating Class of 2027).  Tuition and fees are subject to change.

Ways to finance your education:

Graduate Assistantships

There are a limited number of graduate assistantships in the University. They are part-time, paid work experiences for graduates in their field of study, which allows them to expand and/or apply their discipline knowledge and skills under supervision. Tuition is also paid based on requirements of number of hours worked and course credits being taken per semester.

Graduate Student Presidential Research Grants

Academic Conference Fund

For more information on Financial Support , scholarship search, and filing for FAFSA, please visit  the GVSU Financial Aid website.

Direct Deposit of Financial Aid and Tuition Refunds 

GVSU Registrar's Academic Calendar for Tuition Refunds

Tuition Refund Appeal Committee

Grand Valley State University (GVSU) currently has 6 scholarships available to aid in tuition for students in the Physician Assistant Studies (PAS) Program.  For further information about scholarships available through GVSU and external scholarships visit www.gvsu.edu/myscholarships.

Stephanie Urbanawiz Physician Assistant Endowed Scholarship

The purpose of this scholarship is to assist students in the Physician Assistant Studies Program who are interested in pursuing careers in oncology or primary care.  Applicants must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher, be a resident of Michigan, completed 12 credit hours or more in the PAS Program, and currently in the didactic phase of the PAS Program.

Award: Total $1,500 ($750 Distributed in the Fall and Winter semesters)

Deadline: May 1^st

Apply at: https://gvsu.academicworks.com/opportunities/9226

Christos and Joan Panopoulos Physician Assistant Studies Endowed Scholarship

The purpose of this scholarship is to assist students in the Physician Assistant Studies program during their year-long clinical phase.  Applicants must have a cumulative PAS GPA of 3.5 or greater and meet the criteria to progress to the clinical phase of the PAS Program.  Preference will be given to nontraditional students and financial need may be considered via completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).  One PAS scholarship is awarded yearly.

Award: Total $1,500 ($750 Distributed in the Fall and Winter semesters)

Deadline: August 1^st

Apply at: https://gvsu.academicworks.com/opportunities/9477

Steven and Kathryn ’83 Bandstra Clinical Placement Scholarship

The purpose of this scholarship is to assist students with demonstrated financial need determined by the FAFSA, who have clinical placement sites outside of urban areas in Western and Northern Michigan.   Two PAS students will be awarded the scholarship prior to entering the clinical phase of the PAS program.  Recipients of the Steven and Kathryn ’83 Bandstra Health Sciences Scholarship are ineligible. 

Award: Total $2,000 ($1,000 Distributed in the Fall and Winter semesters)

Deadline: May 1^st

Apply at: https://gvsu.academicworks.com/opportunities/9980

Steven and Kathryn ’83 Bandstra Health Sciences Scholarship

The purpose of this scholarship is to assist students with financial need determined by FAFSA who demonstrate strong character and work towards their profession through community service and extra-curricular activities.  Preference is given to students with interest in senior care. Applicants must be admitted to the PAS program and may apply at any stage of their PAS academic career, including  prior to matriculation in the PAS program. Students may reapply yearly.  Three PAS applicants are awarded the scholarship yearly. 

Award: Total $5,000 ($2,500 Distributed in the Fall and Winter semesters)

Deadline: May 1^st

Apply at: https://gvsu.academicworks.com/opportunities/14776

Budden Family Pathway Scholarship

The purpose of this scholarship is to help widen the pathway to graduation for students from middle income families. This scholarship is open to female students in the College of Health Professions or Kirkhof College of Nursing that have a cumulative GPA above a 3.0.  PAS applicants must be admitted to the PAS program and may apply at any stage of their PAS academic career, including prior to matriculation in the PAS program.  Students may reapply yearly.  One scholarship is awarded yearly.  

Award: Total $2,250 ($1,125 Distributed in the Fall and Winter Semesters)

Deadline: March 1^st

Apply at: https://gvsu.academicworks.com/opportunities/6577

First and Second Year PA Students

• The Association of Postgraduate PA Programs
• American Academy of Physician Assistants Scholarship Program
• Fulbright Scholarship
• GVSU scholarships and other scholarship programs
• National Health Service Corp Loan Repayment Program - applications due by May 5, 2022 - 7:30 p.m. EDT.
• PAEA Student Writing Contest
• Physician Assistant Foundation: Grant, Scholarship, and Award Programs 
• Spectrum Health Diversity Scholarship
• Tylenol Scholarship - Tuition assistance for Healthcare students. The 2022 application period is May 1 - June 30, awards announced August 31, 2022.
• U.S. Public Health Service (PHS)

Second Year PA Students

• Association of Physician Assistants in Oncology (APAO).
• Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants (SEMPA)

New Graduate Scholarships and Loan Repayment

• Michigan State Loan Repayment Program (MSLRP)
• National Health Service Corp Loan Repayment Program - applications due by May 5, 2022 - 7:30 p.m. EDT. (now closed until next year)
• Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants (SEMPA)

Military/Veterans Scholarships

• U.S. Air Force Health Professions
• Navy PA Scholarship Program - for more information contact LT Rhonda Fisher at (517) 202-8758.
• Veterans Affairs Scholarship Programs
• Veterans Caucus Scholarship

Western Michigan

North Ottawa Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship 

Northern Michigan - Traverse City

• Cherryland Electric Adult Scholarship
• Peggy Boyce Non-traditional Scholarship
• Ed & Irene Fleis Education Fund, Inc.
• Regional Foundation Scholarships
• For more Traverse City related scholarships visit the scholarships page at the GVSU Traverse City Website