JD/MPP, JD/MPA/ID

Program Description and Financial Aid Application Process:
The JD/MPP and JD/MPA/ID joint degree programs offer students the opportunity to receive two degrees in four academic years. Once you are admitted to one of these programs, you will be enrolled for one full year at the Law School and one full year at the Harvard Kennedy School in the first two years; either can come first. In the third and fourth years you will be enrolled jointly at both schools.

Your Student Bill:
You will be charged 100% tuition and fees for the school at which you are enrolled full-time during the first two years. In your third and fourth years of the program you will be charged 75% HLS tuition and 25% HKS tuition as well as a $300 program fee. The Law School Student Financial Services office will process your aid for the year you attend full-time and the two joint years (see chart below). All charges and financial aid credits will appear on one bill.

Scenario 1:

Scenario 2:

Your Student Budget:
While you are in your third and fourth years of this program, your student budget will be adjusted to reflect costs associated with your joint degree. The budget will include a $300 program fee and you should not be charged the $100 HKS active file fee by the Kennedy School. The Law School will also give you a JD/MPP, MPA/ID budget increase, which is not eligible for grant assistance. See the comparison chart below for the 2013-2014 academic year.

Since the budget increase is not eligible for grant assistance, we would use the following budget to determine your eligibility for grant assistance:

Summer Work Requirement:
You will be held to the same summer work requirements as all other Law School Students. See the Student Contribution from Income section for details on the summer work requirement.

Cash Advances and Refunds:
If you are eligible for a cash advance or a refund, you will receive it after you have registered (and have completed your entrance interview – 1L's only). All cash advance and refund checks are mailed to the official address on file with the Registrar's Office unless you have direct deposit set up with the Student Receivables Office.

Other Requirements:
Before graduating you will be required to attend an exit interview with either the Law School and/or the Kennedy School. Your exit interview will be held during your last semester at Harvard.