The Graduate School Funding Handbook

by Hamel, April Vahle

• ISBN13: 9780812218107
• ISBN10: 0812218108
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-21
• Publisher: Univ of Pennsylvania Pr

Summary

The Graduate School Funding Handbookilluminates the competitive world of graduate school funding. Covering programs in the arts and sciences and engineering, it is an invaluable resource for undergraduate and graduate students who seek information about applying to graduate school in the United States or abroad, at the master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels. The authors include detailed descriptions of the types of funding offered graduate students, ranging from tuition scholarships to assistantships, work-study opportunities, and university loan programs. In addition, the handbook thoroughly covers the availability of nationally prominent grants and fellowships through the federal government and private organizations. Spanning fellowships and grants for individual training, study abroad, research, dissertations, and postdoctoral work, the book includes useful addresses, deadlines, number of available awards, number of applicants, purpose of grants and restrictions, duration of awards, applicant eligibility, and application requirements. The information is comprehensive, detailed, and based on data from funding agencies through interviews, review of application packets, web site information, and the authors' many years of experience in the field.

Author Biography

April Vahle Hamel is retired Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. Mary Morris Heiberger is Associate Director of Career Services at the University of Pennsylvania. Julia Miller Vick is Graduate Career Counselor at Career Services, University of Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition	xiii
Graduate Degrees, Institutional Financial Aid, and Graduate School Application Tips	1	(22)
Types of Graduate Degrees	1	(4)
Master's Degree Programs	1	(1)
Applied/Professional Master's	1	(1)
Research Master's	2	(1)
Creative Master's	3	(1)
Doctoral Programs	3	(1)
Applied/Professional Doctorates	3	(1)
Research Doctorates	3	(2)
Combined Degree Programs	5	(1)
Certificate Programs	5	(1)
University Financial Aid	5	(7)
General Information	5	(2)
Tuition Waivers	7	(1)
Fellowships	8	(1)
Assistantships	8	(1)
Teaching Assistantships	8	(2)
Research Assistantships	10	(1)
Graduate Assistantships	11	(1)
College Work-Study	11	(1)
Loans	12	(1)
External Grants and Fellowships	12	(1)
Should You Go to Graduate School?	13	(2)
Selecting and Applying to Graduate School	15	(5)
Graduate Programs as Information Sources	16	(1)
To How Many Schools Should You Apply?	17	(1)
Distance Learning or Traditional Graduate School?	17	(1)
Standardized Tests	18	(1)
References	19	(1)
Filling out the Application	20	(1)
Deadlines	20	(1)
Acceptances and Rejections	20	(1)
Acceptances	20	(1)
Rejections	21	(1)
Resources	21	(2)
External Funding	23	(14)
Where to Find Information About Grants and Fellowships	25	(3)
Publications	25	(1)
Computerized Searches	26	(1)
Other Information Sources	26	(1)
Up-to-Date Information and Deadlines	27	(1)
Application Forms	27	(1)
Types of External Funding	28	(2)
Individual Training Fellowships	28	(1)
Study and Research Abroad	28	(1)
Small Research Grants	28	(1)
Exploratory Grants	29	(1)
Ongoing Research Grants	29	(1)
Library Research Grants	29	(1)
Large Research Grants	29	(1)
Dissertation Fellowships	29	(1)
Grants for Underrepresented and Specially Defined Groups	29	(1)
Postdoctoral Fellowships	29	(1)
Grant and Fellowship Application Tips	30	(6)
General Advice	30	(3)
Proposal-Writing Advice	33	(2)
Getting Good References	35	(1)
Resources	36	(1)
Individual Training Fellowships	37	(20)
General Information	37	(1)
General Application Advice	38	(2)
Specific Fellowship Opportunities	40	(17)
Department of Defense National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships (DOD-NDSEG)	40	(1)
Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships for Minorities	41	(1)
GEM Ph.D. Engineering or Science Fellowships	42	(1)
Hispanic Scholarship Fund	43	(1)
Howard Hughes Fellowships in Biological Sciences	44	(1)
Jacob K. Javits Fellowships for the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences	45	(2)
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships in the Humanistic Studies	47	(1)
NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program Fellowships	48	(1)
National Physical Science Consortium Fellowships in the Physical Sciences (NPSC)	49	(2)
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships in Science, Engineering, Social Science (NSF)	51	(1)
National Security Education Program David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships for Language and Area Studies (NSEP)	52	(3)
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans	55	(2)
Study and Research Abroad	57	(23)
General Information	58	(1)
Application Advice	58	(2)
Specific Fellowship Opportunities	60	(20)
British Marshall Scholarships	61	(2)
Deutscher Akademischer AustauschDienst Grants (DAAD)	63	(1)
Fulbright (IIE) Grants for Graduate Study, Research, and Reaching Abroad	64	(3)
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program	67	(2)
International Research and Exchange Grants for Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Mongolia, Turkey, and Iran (IREX)	69	(2)
Japanese Government Monbusho Scholarships for Language and Culture Study and for Research	71	(2)
National Security Education Program David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships for Language and Area Studies (NSEP)	73	(1)
Rhodes Scholarships for Study at Oxford University	73	(2)
Rotary Academic Year, Multi-Year, and Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships	75	(2)
Social Science Research Council (SSRC) International Predissertation Fellowships; Fellowships for the Study of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and Its Successor States; and Predissertation Fellowships for Bangladesh	77	(3)
Research Grants	80	(21)
General Information	80	(1)
Application Advice	81	(1)
Specific Grant Opportunities	82	(19)
American Museum of Natural History Research Grants	82	(2)
Explorers Club Exploration Fund Grants	84	(1)
Geological Society of America (GSA) Grants for Support of Graduate Student Research	85	(2)
The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Grants for Research in Technology and Preservation of the Natural/Human Environment	87	(1)
Phillips Fund Grants for Native American Studies	88	(1)
White House and Presidential Library Travel and Research Grants	89	(1)
White House Historical Association Research Grants	89	(1)
George Bush Library O'Donnell and Korea Research Grants	90	(1)
Jimmy Carter Library	91	(1)
William J. Clinton Presidential Materials Project	91	(1)
The Eisenhower Presidential Library Abilene Travel Grants Program	92	(1)
Gerald R. Ford Foundation Travel Grants	93	(1)
Herbert Hoover Library Travel Grants	93	(1)
Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation Research Grants	94	(1)
John F. Kennedy Library Research Grants	95	(1)
Richard M. Nixon Holdings	95	(1)
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library	96	(1)
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute Grants	96	(1)
Harry S. Truman Institute Research Grants and Dissertation Year Fellowships	97	(1)
Sigma Xi Research Grants	98	(1)
Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Predissertation Fellowships in Applied Economics	99	(2)
Dissertation Fellowships and Grants	101	(17)
General Information	101	(2)
Application Advice	103	(1)
Specific Fellowship Opportunities
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Dissertation Fellowships in American Art History and Eastern European Studies	104	(1)
American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Dissertation Fellowships and Selected Professions Fellowships	105	(2)
Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships for Minorities	107	(1)
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Ph.D. Dissertation Fellowships	108	(1)
National Science Foundation (NSF) Grants for Improving Doctoral Dissertation Research	109	(1)
Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships	110	(1)
Spencer Foundation Dissertation Year Fellowships	111	(1)
Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Fellowships	112	(1)
International Dissertation Field Research Program	112	(1)
Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies	113	(1)
Program on Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector	114	(1)
Sexuality Research Fellowship Program	115	(1)
Woodrow Wilson Foundation Dissertation Grants in Women's Studies and Women's and Children's Health	116	(2)
Postdoctoral Opportunities	118	(31)
Mary Morris Heiberger
Julia Miller Vick
General Information	119	(1)
General Application Advice	120	(2)
The Curriculum Vitae	121	(1)
Recommendations	122	(1)
Other Written Materials	122	(1)
Evaluating Opportunities	122	(1)
The Bottom Line	123	(1)
Specific Postdoctoral Opportunities	124	(1)
Specific Postdoctoral Opportunities in the Sciences and Engineering	124	(11)
National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Programs	126	(1)
Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships (AAPF)	126	(1)
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biological Informatics	126	(1)
CISE Postdoctoral Research Associates in Experimental Computer Science	126	(1)
MPS Distinguished International Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MPS-DRF)	126	(1)
Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships	126	(1)
Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and Supporting Activities	127	(1)
NSF-NATO Postdoctoral Fellowships in Science and Engineering Including Special Fellowship Opportunities for Scientists from NATO Partner Countries	127	(1)
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Microbial Biology	127	(1)
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology Education (PFSMETE)	127	(1)
National Research Service Award Individual Postdoctoral Fellowships (F32)	127	(1)
Medical Informatics Research Training	128	(1)
Mentored Research Scientist Development Award	128	(1)
NCI Mentored Career Development Award	129	(1)
Research Supplements for Underrepresented Minority Individuals in Postdoctoral Training	129	(1)
Research Supplements to Promote the Recruitment of Individuals with Disabilities into Biomedical Research Careers	129	(1)
Supplements to Promote Reentry into Biomedical and Behavioral Research Careers	129	(1)
AAAS Science and Engineering Fellowship Program	129	(2)
Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowships	131	(1)
Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research Fellowship	132	(1)
NRC Research Associateship Program	133	(2)
Specific Postdoctoral Opportunities in the Social Sciences and Humanities	135	(14)
U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program	135	(1)
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities	136	(1)
Individual Advanced Research Opportunities for U.S. Scholars in Central and Eastern Europe	137	(1)
National Academy of Education Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship	137	(1)
Smithsonian Postdoctoral Fellowships	138	(1)
Postdoctoral Fellowships and Advanced Research Grants	139	(1)
Getty Postdoctoral Fellowships	140	(1)
American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships	141	(1)
Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships for Minorities	142	(1)
American Fellowships, Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowships	143	(1)
National Humanities Center	144	(1)
Woodrow Wilson Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities	145	(4)
Index	149