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International students are eligible for financial aid. Your application
form will include a question on whether you wish to be indicated for
financial aid. You are also advised to look for graduate assistantships
elsewhere on campus.
For general financial assistance information, also see the on-line Graduate Catalog. NOTE: Graduate applicants may have applied for merit-based financial assistance in the form of graduate assistantships or fellowships. It is unrealistic to expect that all applicants who apply for financial aid will receive such assistance even if they are recommended for admission to the Graduate School. The Department has a very limited number of fellowships and graduate assistantships. Therefore, if you have other sources of funding available to you, you should complete the Certification of Finances form so that your application will continue to be processed. Merit-Based Assistance Each of the awards described in this section are based on a student's academic performance and potential. For all departmental awards, consideration is given to a student's past academic performance, work experience, recommendations, and GRE/MAT achievement. Fellowships and Scholarships The Department is able to award a very limited number of Graduate School fellowships each year. These fellowships are awarded only to full-time students and provide tuition support and additional living stipends. Only applications received by the preferred deadlines will be considered for fellowships (February 1 for fall and September 1 for Spring) All doctoral applications received by this preferred deadline will be considered and no additional forms need to be submitted. There are also a number of Fellowships and Scholarships offered through the College of Education, the University, and through external sources which may provide tuition support and/or living allowance. Students must apply for these awards on their own, but the links that follow provide valuable information on searching for fellowships and scholarships. For more information concerning fellowships and scholarships, please visit the College of Education's Scholarship webpage, the University's Scholarships webpage, and the Graduate Fellowship Office webpage Graduate Assistantships The Department offers a limited number of Graduate Assistantships each year. Graduate assistantships provide full or partial tuition support and stipends with the requirement that students work for the department either 10 hours a week (for partial assistantships) or 20 hours a week (for full assistantships). Graduate assistants may be given teaching, research, or administrative assignments. You do not need to complete a separate form to be considered for a graduate assistantship. The online application asks if you wish to be considered for Graduate Assistantships and Fellowships. To be considered, answer “YES.” Applications received by the preferred deadlines will be given priority for assistantships (February 1 for fall and September 1 for Spring). A large number of assistantships are also available throughout the campus, and many EDPL students regularly find assistantships in other departments and offices on campus. For any assistantship outside of the Education Policy and Leadership Department, students must apply directly to the unit offering the assistantship, as one would for a regular job. Listed below are several campus websites that provide information on the various sources of financial aid available. In addition, please be sure to join the EDPL listserv to receive announcements about graduate assistantship opportunities sent by other graduate students and faculty members. These announcements appear randomly throughout the year as positions open up.
Some other places to look are:
Need-Based Assistance Many students support their graduate studies fully or partially through Stafford loans, Work Study, or Private/Alternative loans. For information concerning all of these options, visit the Office of Student Financial Aid webpage. | |||
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