GRADUATE FINANCIAL AID

There is a great deal of information about graduate financial aid offered by the University of Mississippi at following Web site: http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/graduate_school/assistantships.php . The information below comes from that site.

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships that require part-time teaching, laboratory assistance, research, or other assistance are available in a number of fields. These assistantships may be funded by external grants and contracts. Certain academic departments offer graduate instructorships, which involves direct responsibility for teaching one or more courses.

Stipends for graduate assistantships/instructorships vary, depending on the level of the graduate student, the service to be rendered, and the time commitment (typically ¼ or ½ time appointments are made). Academic excellence, maturity, and teaching or research experience are the main qualifications considered in the appointment of assistants/instructors.

In addition to the stipend, graduate assistants/instructors also receive a partial tuition scholarship (75 percent of tuition for ¼ time appointments and 100 percent of tuition for a ½ time appointment) and receive a full non-resident fee scholarship.

Application for a graduate assistantship/instructorship should be made directly to the academic department in which the applicant will pursue a degree.

Tuition Scholarships and Non-Resident Fee Scholarships

Graduate students who receive a minimum of $1800 per semester as either an assistantship or fellowship are eligible for a partial tuition scholarship (75 percent of the tuition at the standard graduate rate) during the fall and spring semesters. Students who receive $3600 or more per semester as either an assistantship or fellowship are eligible for a full tuition scholarship (100 percent of the standard graduate tuition rate) during the fall and spring semesters. Any graduate student who receives $1800 or more per semester as an assistantship or fellowship is also eligible for a full non-resident fee scholarship (e.g., 100% of the standard graduate non-resident fee rate).

Summer Graduate Research Assistantship Program

Summer Graduate Research Assistantships provide $2600 for doctoral students and $2000 for master's students during the summer (minimum of 10 weeks of research). The goal is to provide funds to enable promising graduate students to remain on task and on-campus in their pursuit of a degree. To be eligible the student must be a full-time, full-standing doctoral student at any stage and in any discipline. Preference will be given to doctoral students who have completed their prospectus. A limited number of assistantships will also be reserved for master's (thesis option) track students.

Honors Fellowships

The Graduate School awards non-service fellowships to incoming students of superior academic accomplishment. Recipients of a graduate fellowship must also receive a departmental assistantships/instructorship (see below).

Honors Fellowships have values of $1,000 per semester for masters and $1500 per semester for doctoral students (for the fall or spring semesters). To be considered for an Honors Fellowship, candidates must be eligible for admission in full-standing and meet the criteria listed below. All students: Must hold an assistantship paying at least $2250 per semester. International students: A GRE verbal score of at least 450.

Master's students: An undergraduate GPA of at least 3.3;A GRE score of at least 1100 (verbal + quantitative) OR a GMAT score of at least 550.

Doctoral students: An undergraduate GPA of at least 3.4 OR a graduate GPA of at least 3.75;A GRE score of at least 1150 (verbal + quantitative) OR a GMAT score of at least 550 NOTE: A GRE of at least 1250 (verbal + quantitative) or GMAT of at least 570, regardless of GPA, will make a doctoral student eligible for nomination. Applicants for non-service fellowships must be nominated by the department in which they intend to pursue a degree.

Underrepresented Minority Fellowship Program

The Graduate School administers a fellowship program available to persons who are members of minority groups that have historically been underrepresented in various graduate education programs. The stipend associated with this fellowship is $1,000 for master's students and $1,500 for doctoral students per semester (fall and spring) and includes a 75 percent tuition scholarship and a 44 percent non-resident scholarship. To receive the fellowship a student must be admitted into a degree program, must be enrolled on the Oxford campus for at least nine hours of graduate work each semester, must be nominated by the academic department, and must not be a full-time employee. The tuition scholarship and nonresident fee scholarship are also available to graduate students who are part-time and who are enrolled at one of our off-campus centers.

Dissertation Fellowship Program

This non-service award is designed to assist doctoral students who are in the final stages of the dissertation process. The intent is to provide financial assistance to relieve candidates of service-type responsibilities (teaching, research and/or other related obligations to the University), thereby enabling them to focus on their research analysis and writing. The amount of the award is $5000 per semester plus a full tuition scholarship. The standard term for Dissertation Fellowships is one semester. Full-time enrollment is required. Any student nominated must be in candidacy and must have a copy of his or her prospectus on file at the Graduate School. Students are nominated by a letter of support from the department chair or graduate program coordinator. The Graduate School also administers Holloway Dissertation Fellowships in the Humanities, which is a fellowship program funded by J. L. and Diane Holloway. The Holloway Dissertation Fellowships are for up to one year with a stipend of $1000 per month plus a full tuition scholarship.

Travel Grants For Graduate Presentations

The Graduate Student Travel Award program makes available limited support for a graduate student who is first author on a research presentation and/or recognized through an award for original research/scholarship.

1. The travel award will provide $100 for presentations at regional meetings and $200 for presentations at national meetings per academic year. Local/state meetings generally are not eligible for support.

To apply for the Graduate Student Travel Award:
Print and complete a Travel Award Form OR
Pick up a form from the Senior Administrative Secretary in the Graduate School at least ten days prior to date of trip.

If you are requesting a travel advance or require prepaid registration, you must also submit a Travel Authorization Form which can be obtained from your department. In order to obtain this award, a Travel Reimbursement Form should be submitted to all sponsoring parties (including the Graduate School) as soon as possible after returning from the trip.

Due to limited funding, only one award per academic year may be granted to an individual. All applications require the signature of the Department Chair or Graduate Program Coordinator before evaluation and approval by the Graduate School and must be submitted at least ten days prior to the date of the trip.

External International Scholarships

One great resource for international scholarships offered outside of the University of Mississippi is the International Education Financial Aid International Scholarship Search - http://www.iefa.org/.

The following scholarships are offered by external agencies and are available to non-U.S. Residents. This database was compiled by the National Scholarships Office at the University of Maryland http://www.scholarships.umd.edu/internationalstudent.html

• Allen Lee Hughes Fellowship
  
Individuals interested in artistic and technical production, arts administration and community engagement. Fellowship provides a modest stipend.
Deadline: April 1.


• Amelia Earhart Fellowships (Zonta International Foundation)
  
  
Women of any nationality with a superior academic record and a bachelor's degree in science or engineering. Fellowships carry a stipend of $6,000; approximately 35 are awarded annually.
Deadline: mid November.


• American Association for University Women - International Fellowships
  
Full-time study or research to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate study at accredited institutions are supported.
Deadline: December 1.


• American Scandinavian Foundation
  
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden citizens for study or research programs (usually at the graduate level) in the United States for up to one year.
Awards are made in all fields.


• Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Japan Scholarship Program
  
Citizens of ADB's developing member countries to pursue postgraduate studies in economics, management, science and technology, and other development-related fields at participating academic institutions in the Asian and Pacific Region. The ADB-JSP provides full scholarships for one to two years.


• Asian Cultural Council
  
Individual fellowship grants to artists, scholars, students, and specialists from Asia for study, research, travel and creative work in the United States.
Deadlines vary.


• Association for Women in Science Educational Foundation
  
Female students enrolled in a behavioral, life, physical, or social science or engineering program leading to a Ph.D. degree. Graduate fellowships in the amount of $1,000 are awarded each year.
Deadline: January


• Bibliographical Society of America Fellowship Program
  
Short-term fellowship program supporting bibliographical inquiry as well as research in the history of the book trades and in publishing history.
Deadline: December.


• Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program
  
Designed to engage graduate science, engineering, medical, veterinary, business, and law students in the analysis that informs the creation of science and technology policy and to familiarize them with the interactions of science, technology, and government.


• Davis-Putter Scholarships
  
Need-based grants (up to $6,000) to undergraduate or graduate students actively working for peace and justice on campus and/or in the community.


• Echoing Green Public Service Fellowships
  
Funding to conduct public service projects anywhere in the world. For up to two years of support.


• Edmund S. Muskie Ph.D. Fellowship
  
Twenty-two fellowships for doctoral-level programs in business administration, economics, public administration, and public policy.
For citizens of Georgia, Russia or Ukraine.


• Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant for Artists
  
$10,000 (Canadian) award for talented artists. No age limit. Not for those pursuing abstract or nonrepresentational art.


• Environmental Research and Education Foundation
  This scholarship recognizes excellence in Ph.D. or post-doctoral environmental research and education.
  Deadline: August 1.
  
  
• Exploration Fund of the Explorers Club
  
$1,200 grants in support of exploration and field research. Funds given primarily to graduate students.


• Fulbright
  
Educational exchanges that strengthen understanding and communication between the United States and over students from 140 countries. Students interested in applying for the Fulbright Student Program must apply through the Fulbright Program Office in their home country.


• Glamour Magazine’s Top Ten College Women Competition
  
$1,500 cash award to outstanding juniors. Contact: ttcw@glamour.com for more information.


• Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund
  
For undergraduate and graduate students of Greek descent, between the ages of 17 and 25. Deadline: January.


• Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowships
  
Internship opportunity for college graduates to serve 6 – 9 months with a participating organization of their choice in Washington DC.
Deadlines vary.


• Humane Studies Fellowships
  
For undergraduate and graduate students interested in the classical liberal/libertarian tradition of individual rights and market economies. More than 100 fellowships up to $12,000 are awarded annually.
Deadline: late December.


• Inter American Press Association (IAPA) Scholarship
  
For young journalists and journalism school graduates from Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States.
Deadline: December 31.


• International Dissertation Field Research Fellowships
  
Up to 50 fellowships to support social scientists and humanists conducting dissertation field research in all areas and regions of the world.


• IREX Small Grants Fund for the Middle East and North Africa
  
Grants between $2,500 and $10,000 for projects to support civil society organizations, education professionals, media, and journalists in the Middle East and North Africa.
Deadline: June.


• ISA Educational Foundation Scholarships
  Various scholarships for students in the fields of automation and control.
  Deadline: February.
  
  
• J. W. Saxe Memorial Fund
  Annual $1,000 scholarship to one or more undergraduate or graduate students working in public service.
  Deadline: March.
  
  
• Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarships
  
Graduating seniors or recent alumni. Open to all fields of study at any accredited university in the US or abroad. Award is up to $50,000 per year for up to 6 years.
Deadline: late April.


• Japan-IMF Scholarship Program for Advanced Studies
  
Nationals of IMF Asian member countries interested in studying for their doctorates in economics in order to work in an international financial institution (such as the IMF or the World Bank) or in their home administrations.
Deadline: December 31.


• John Bayliss Radio Scholarship
  15 Scholarships for juniors, seniors and graduate level students majoring in Broadcast Communications.
  Deadline: March.
  
  
• Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Regular Program
  
For individuals from World Bank member countries to undertake graduate studies at any university located in a World Bank member country except their own. Suggested fields of study: economics, public administration, finance, planning, health, population, agriculture, infrastructure, information systems and aquatic resources (provided that the focus of study is on public policy aspects of these fields), environment and natural resource management, education, and other development-related subjects.
Deadline: March 31.


• Josephine de Karman Scholarships
  $16,000 scholarship to support either the final year of study for juniors or for PhD candidates with ABD status.
  Deadline: late January.
  
  
• Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship
  
Annual fellowship for advanced study of Fine Arts in the U.S. or abroad, to enhance professional standing or to finance a special project. Preference for candidates under 25 years. There are three fellowships of $7,500 each in art, architecture or music; an additional music fellowship for $15,000; and up to three alternate awards of up to $1,000 each.
Deadline: mid January.


• King Faisal Foundation Scholarship
  
Funding opportunity for Muslim students in Medicine, Engineering, and sciences (Physics, Chemistry, and Geology) to study at an accredited European or North American university.


• Organization of American States (OAS) Fellowships
  For graduate study or research in any field except medical sciences or introductory language study.
  Deadlines vary.
  
  
• Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowship
  
Supports doctoral dissertations that explore the sources and nature of international conflict, and strategies to prevent or end conflict and to sustain peace. Citizens of all countries are eligible, but must be enrolled in an accredited college or university in the United States.
Deadline: January.


• The Roothbert Fund Scholarship Program
  
Approximately 20 ($2,000-$3,000) awards are offered to students in the U.S. in need of financial aid to further their education at the undergraduate or graduate level.
Deadline: early February.


• Rotary Peace Scholarships
  Funding to support two-year master's-level degree program at one of the Rotary Centers for International Studies. Seventy scholarships are offered worldwide.
  Deadlines vary by Rotary district.
  
  
• Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarships
  One year study abroad opportunity in any discipline in over 160 countries worldwide.
  Deadlines vary by district.
  
  
• Russian Young Leadership Fellows for Public Service Program
  
One year of non- degree academic study at leading universities and colleges throughout the United States. Fellows concentrate on community, governmental, or corporate affairs.


• Seaspace Scholarships
  
Supports marine-related courses of study for undergraduate students entering their junior or senior years and graduate students with an overall GPA of at least 3.3/4.0 and demonstrating financial need.
Deadline: February.


• Society of Women Engineers
  
Various awards for women pursuing baccalaureate or graduate degrees in engineering or computer science, as well as engineering and computer science students enrolled in ABET-accredited engineering programs.
Deadlines vary.


• Smithsonian Fellowships
  
Unless noted otherwise, all Smithsonian fellowships (graduate, pre-doctoral, post-doctoral, senior) opportunities are open to non-US citizens.
Deadlines vary.


• Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
  Candidates for the doctoral degree at a graduate school within the United States are eligible.
  Deadline: November 1.
  
  
• Student Academy Awards
  Awards and cash grants offered for student films.
  Deadline: April.
  
  
• Swiss Benevolent Society of New York Scholarships
  
Merit based awards for study at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels both in the U.S. and abroad. Deadline: March.


• UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Fellowships
  
Young researchers with advanced degrees (M.A., M.Sc. or equivalent) from developing countries majoring in one of four areas: environment, intercultural dialogue, information and communication technologies, and peaceful conflict resolution.


• Winston Foundation for World Peace Fellowships
  
Support undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in cooperative security, conflict resolution, and disarmament. Fellows design their own projects, usually involving public education, media outreach, grassroots organizing, or another active approach to issues of cooperative security, nuclear arms control, conventional arms transfers, demilitarization, democracy building, conflict resolution, and the like. Applicants are expected to work full-time with a non-profit organization. A $300/week stipend is provided for the duration of the project, which lasts from 2-4 months.

Information and application materials:
Contact: winstonfoun@igc.apc.org
Write: Winston Foundation Fellowships
2040 S Street NW
Suite 201
Washington, DC 20009-1157
Phone: 202-483-4215.


• Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships
  
Undergraduate or graduate students pursuing degrees in the fine or commercial arts, design or architecture. Deadline: March.


• Scholarship Databases:
  International Education Financial Aid International Scholarship Search

Country-specific International Scholarships

There are many scholarship and financial aid opportunities available to citizens of specific countries.

For a listing of country-specific scholarships, please visit the National Scholarships Office at the University of Maryland http://www.scholarships.umd.edu/internationalstudent.html

Scholarships for Countries are listed alphabetically by Country.

Countries A through D: http://www.scholarships.umd.edu/a-d.html
Countries E through J: http://www.scholarships.umd.edu/e-j.html
Countries K through O: http://www.scholarships.umd.edu/k-o.html
Countries P through Z: http://www.scholarships.umd.edu/p-z.html