i.e :law school, med school, etc.
Yes! You should talk with the financial aid office at the school you are applying to. You could also get graduate fellowships, and you can get some money for teaching an undergraduate class…one of my friends got a 10,000 scholarship for her Masters in Social Work.
Also if you are planning to work while attending grad school, then you might be eligible for tuition reimbursement from your place of employment!
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Hi! I’m an art major who still has a couple of years to go before I reach the graduate level in my studies, but I’m already worried about paying for my schooling. I know federal grants like PELL basically bottom out once you hit your graduate studies and scholarships for master-level students are almost non-existant. I would really like to avoid coming out of college neck deep in debt from studen loans, so I was hopeing I could find some answers here!
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I completed my Bachelor's degree with a 3.99 GPA (straight A's but one A- lowered it slightly). I am wanting to go on to get my Master's degree, but I don't think financial aid will pay for graduate school. I was wondering if anyone knows of any resources where I can find out what scholarships (if any) are available to me. I am white, so I can't apply for minority scholarships, but I was hoping that there might be something available for those who maintained hig GPA's during undergraduate school. I appreciate any help I can get on this. Thanks so much guys!
why do you got to be like that…"I am white."
www.fafsa.ed.gov there are grants, it depends on your major
www.grants.gov fellowships
www.fastweb.com every scholarship you can think of
www.scholarship.com
Search on the graduate school's website (in financial aid) they usually have scholarship listing and deadlines also
don't forget abt graduate assistantships (i may have spelled it wrong)
If so, what would be some of the ideal credentials?
Yeah, I’m sure there are lots of scholarships out there for grad. students–and the competition is probably pretty fierce, too, unfortunately.
On the bright side, once you know what school(s) you want to go to, look into the dept. you’re applying in, as well as the financial aid office. Many graduate programs offer fellowships, assistantships, teaching assistantships, etc.
Basically, the majority of these positions are ones that you’ll need to apply for when you’re applying to the schools. With assistantships, it all depends on your field of choice and/or the school–you could end up teaching a freshman college course, grading papers, helping a professor with research, working in the dept. as an administrative assistant. Really, the responsibilities and requirements vary widely.
On the bright side, in return for about 20 hours of work per week, you often receive free tuition (that’s a bit of an oxymoron, yes–basically, you go to school for free. Score!). AND many schools often give a stipend (usually about $1,000/month) for the term of your position (usually 9 months, or the length of the school year).
Your best bet with these kinds of positions (remember, the requirements and responsibilities vary) is to look as good on paper as possible. Work experience, or research experience, in your field is sometimes a very good step in the right direction.
Anyway–check out the websites for the schools you’re interested in. Please do apply for graduate school scholarships, but in my opinion, your odds are better (and the playing field is narrowed) when you’re only competing for funds from three or four schools.
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we have currently been relocated to Dallas,Tx due to Hurricane Katrina and I am searching for any money available to help pay for my daughter to go to college .
Check out Federal Student Aid Web Site or FAFSA http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
I suggest you explore all federal funding and grant options at the Federal Student Aid website http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/
You may also want to read the Handbook of the Pell Grant — this is an 86 page document that contains everything about the grant
http://ifap.ed.gov/sfahandbooks/attachments/0203Vo3MasterFile.pdf
Or you can call the Federal Student Aid Information Center http://www.ed.gov/programs/fpg/gtepfpg.pdf at 1-800-433-3243 and ask them if there are any programs for your daughter
Aside from FAFSA http://www.fafsa.ed.gov and Pell Grant http://www.ed.gov/programs/fpg/index.html , you may want to explore private foundation grants
Also check out Fastweb http://www.fastweb.com
For private grants, you may want to check the Foundation Center's Foundation Grants for Individuals Online http://gtionline.fdncenter.org . It's a subscription based website ($9.95 per month) and their opening blurb says that the database is ideal for "students, artists, academic researchers, libraries and financial aid offices." You may be able to find grants from private foundations.