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  General information

  • Assistantships
    • What are they: assistantships are a specific form of employment offered by many to students. There are two very general categories of assistantships:
      • Research assistantships (RA): responsibilities center around helping a faculty member on specific research projects.
      • Teaching assistantships (TA): responsibilities could be any combination of: grading homework, teaching classes, holding office hours for student consultation, writing and grading exams, various administrative tasks, etc.
    • Who is eligible: Varies. In general, assistantships can be expected for students in a Ph.D. program of study in the humanities, social sciences, engineering, mathematics and physical sciences.
    • How much you could get: Varies. Part or all expenses a typical student may incur while enrolled in a full-time course of study. Often assistantships come with tuition waivers.
    • At some major research universities, undergraduates can get research assistantships too. These usually pay $10-$15/hr, and usually do not come with tuition waivers.
  • Resident Assistants (also known as Resident Advisors, House Fellows, and other job titles)
    • One of the highest-paying jobs an undergraduate can get, and one of the heaviest in terms of time.
    • You live in a dormitory with other students, but it's your job to take care of them, act as mentor/advisor and still enforce university policy. Essentially, you live where you work, so you're never really off duty.
    • You usually get free room and possibly free food too, plus possibly a small stipend. Varies from university to university.
    • Graduates may be able to apply for this job. Sometimes there are graduate (and higher-paying) versions of this job, where you supervise a team of RAs.

  Graduate - Nationwide Programs

  • Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation and The Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation, Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
    • Who is eligible: Final-year Ph.D. or Th.D. students who are writing up their dissertations in ethics or religion. See website for details.
    • How much you could get: $19,000.
    • How to apply: See website.
  • Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
    • Who is eligible: Final-year Ph.D. students who are writing up their dissertations in “natural and social sciences and the humanities that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence, aggression, and dominance.”
    • How much you could get: $15,000.
    • How to apply: See website.
  • Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship
    • Who is eligible: Graduating senior undergraduates currently enrolled at a US institution.
    • How much you could get: Up to $50,000 per year for up to six years.
    • How to apply: Interested students must be nominated by approved Faculty Representatives.
  • U. S. Embassy Singapore, Fulbright Program in Singapore
    • Who is eligible: Singaporeans applying for one-year master’s programs in the US for certain programs in the social sciences, humanities or applied sciences.
    • How to apply: write or email the Embassy directly to indicate interest. The 2007 deadline is 2007-05-04
  • Josephine de Kármán Fellowship
    • How much you can get: $16,000 for one year. Must defend your dissertation within that year.
    • Who is eligible: Doctoral students who will be defending their thesis in the next academic year.
    • How to apply: Application forms and instructions are available on their website.
  • Chinese-American Engineers and Scientists Association of Southern California Scholarships
    • How much you can get: $500 to $1,000.
    • Who is eligible: Undergraduates or graduate students at a U.S. institution. Need not be of Chinese descent or be in a science/engineering field.

  Graduate - Programs by School

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    • Maria Pia Gratton Award - $2,500/semester with tuition waiver, female graduate students only
    • Avery Brundage Scholarship - "for students who demonstrate excellence both in academic pursuits and in amateur athletic endeavors. Financial need is not a factor." Apply in person.

  Graduate - Programs by Field

  • Microsoft Research Redmond Lab Fellowship
    • How much you can get: tuition and fees, plus $20,000 stipend and $2,000 travel allowance, Tablet PC, and internship for up to two years.
    • Who is eligible: Ph.D. students completing their second or third year, majoring in computer science, electrical engineering or mathematics.
    • How to apply: you must be nominated by your department chair or by certain Microsoft employees.
  • Google: Anita Borg Scholarship
    • How much you can get: up to $10,000.
    • Who is eligible: female students beginning graduate school at a U.S. university pursuing computer-related majors and with good GPAs.
    • How to apply: see website.
  • Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) - Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources
    • Who is eligible: graduate students in humanities and related social-science fields
    • How much you can get: up to $20,000
    • How to apply: see website.
  • Tau Beta Pi Fellowships
    • Who is eligible: members of Tau Beta Pi beginning graduate school in any engineering program
    • How much you can get: $10,000
    • How to apply: see website.

  Postdoctoral - Nationwide Programs

  • The National Academies - Research Associate Programs
    

  Undergraduate - Nationwide Programs

  • Google: Anita Borg Scholarship
    • How much you can get: up to $10,000.
    • Who is eligible: female senior undergraduates at a U.S. university pursuing computer-related majors and with good GPAs.
    • How to apply: see website.
  • Josephine de Kármán Fellowship
    • How much you can get: $8,000 for senior undergraduate year.
    • Who is eligible: Undergraduates already enrolled in a U.S. institution who are entering senior year. Special consideration will be given to students in the humanities.
    • How to apply: Application forms and instructions are available on their website.
  • Freeman ASSIST Program from the Institute for International Education
    • What is it: Provides funding for summer internships (8-12 weeks) in nonprofit organizations.
    • Who is eligible: Undergraduates in a U.S. institution of eligible nationalities (including Singaporeans) who are interested in summer internships (8-12 weeks) in nonprofit organizations.
    • How much you can get: $3,000 - $4,500. Details