How to Finance Your MIMS Degree

For newly admitted MIMS students

Join the I School admissions team and current MIMS students to learn about the various options for financing your MIMS degree. The admissions team will provide a detailed overview of funding options, and current MIMS students will share how they personally are financing their degrees.

Student Panelists

Andrew Akuaku is a master’s student at the UC Berkeley School of Information, focusing on product management, Information architecture, project management, and software development. He is passionate about understanding patterns in human behavior and their interactions with technology and the natural world. By analyzing these interactions, he aims to develop humane strategies and technologies that address current and future challenges, ultimately contributing to a more balanced and egalitarian society.

Aratrik Paulis a master’s student at UC Berkeley School of Information, focusing on product management. Aratrik is a product manager who thrives at the intersection of design, data, and human behavior-obsessed with translating real user problems into elegant, scalable solutions. His work spans investor intelligence, CRM automation, onboarding flows, and enterprise UX-driven by a belief that good products are not just functional, but intuitive and deeply empathetic.