Funding Opportunities and Support for Graduate Education at University of Maryland
Explore the various funding opportunities available for graduate education at the University of Maryland Graduate School, including assistantships, fellowships, and full-time support packages. Learn how to prepare a competitive application, apply for assistantships, and discover external fellowship resources. Enhance your graduate student experience through financial assistance and academic support.
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University of Maryland Graduate School Welcome! Information Session for Funding Graduate Education Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
First, you need to. Decide what you want to pursue Go online to determine where to apply Prepare a competitive application Get accepted! Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
Funding Opportunities for Graduate Education Assistantships Fellowship Opportunities (internal and external) Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
Assistantships An graduate assistantship provides students with support while attending graduate school. A full-time assistantship requires the student to work for 20 hours per week. Graduate Assistants get the opportunity to work closely with faculty members, receive a stipend, and often will receive tuition remission. Programs may offer an assistantship Students can apply for an assistantship Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
Fellowships A graduate fellowship provides financial support to graduate students to pursue graduate studies without associated teaching or research responsibilities. Fellowships are generally merit-based, and are competitive. Full-time Fellowships vs. Supplemental Fellowships Internal vs. External Fellowships Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
What is Full-time Support? A 20-hour per week Graduate Assistantship or A Fellowship that provides at least $18,500 in a year. A full-time support package is designed to support you while you are pursuing your education. You are first, and foremost, a graduate student. Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
Fellowship Opportunities UMD National Scholarships Office www.scholarships.umd.edu/grads.html Graduate School s External Fellowship Database www.gradschool.umd.edu/funding/fellowships- awards/external-fellowships UMD Graduate School Fellowships gradschool.umd.edu/funding/student-fellowships-awards Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSFGRFP) The NSF GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master s and doctoral degrees at accredited US institutions. The five-year fellowship includes three years of financial support including an annual stipend of $34,000 and a cost of education allowance of $12,000 to the institution. www.nsfgrfp.org/ Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
Ford Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowship The Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. Provides three years of support for individuals engaged in graduate study leading to a Ph.D. degree. sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/fordfellowships/in dex.htm Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholars Program The mission of the SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program is to increase faculty diversity in the region s colleges and universities by providing a comprehensive package of support to increase the number of minority scholars who earn the Ph.D. and seek careers as faculty members. Provides three years of support for individuals engaged in graduate study leading to a Ph.D. degree. www.sreb.org/about-doctoral-scholars-program Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
Preparing a Funding Proposal Heilmeier's Catechism What are you trying to do? Articulate your objectives using absolutely no jargon. How is it done today, and what are the limits of current practice? What's new in your approach and why do you think it will be successful? Who cares? If you're successful, what difference will it make? What are the risks and the payoffs? How much will it cost? How long will it take? What are the ways to check for success? Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
Thank you! Robyn Kotzker Program Director Office of Funding Opportunities Graduate School 2123 Lee Building rkotzker@umd.edu 301-405-0281 Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
