Financing Graduate Education
General Information
• College Answer - Sallie Mae’s “Planning for College Destination”. www.collegeanswer.com
• College Board - The College Board's online scholarship search based on the College Board’s Annual Survey of Financial Aid Programs. www.collegeboard.com
• Fastweb - claims to be the Internet's largest free scholarship search. www.fastweb.com
• Mach25 - a customized scholarship search service with a futuristic motif. www.mach-25.com
• MEFA – Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority. www.mefa.org
• Peterson's - Peterson's information on financing education and other topics, www.petersons.com
• SRN Express - Scholarship Resources Network, Inc, offering a customized search of research funding sources. www.srnexpress.com
• U.S. Department of Education - The Department of Education's site on Financial Aid for Students, with link to "The Student Guide". www.ed.gov
For U.S. Citizens and Foreign Nationals
• Access Group – nonprofit, mission -driven organization providing federal and private loans to the broadest range of eligible students. www.accessgroup.org
• Citibank Student Loans - Citibank educational loan opportunities, including CitiAssist Graduate Loan program, www.studentloan.com
• Institute for International Education – IIE administers the Fulbright Program, www.iie.org/fulbright
• IREX – International Research and Exchanges Board - Grant awards for short -term travel and research in Europe and Eurasia. www.irex.org
• Jack Kent Cooke Foundation – private foundation that offers scholarships worth up to $50,000 to college seniors or recent graduates to attend graduate or professional programs. www.jackkentcookefoundation.org
• The National Academies - Fellowship & Postdoc Opportunities at the National Academies. www.nationalacademies.org
• Sallie Mae - Sallie Mae's Online Scholarship Service. www.salliemae.com
For U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents
• Charles B. Rangel Fellowship – Provides fellowships of up to $28,000 annually for completion of a two -year master’s degree in international affairs or a related subject (such as public administration, public policy, business administration, foreign languages, economics, political science, communications) at a graduate or professional school approved by the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute - For Latino students – The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) publishes a comprehensive list of scholarships, internships, and fellowships targeting Latino students. www.chci.org
• FinAid - Financial Aid Information Page, offering a wealth of information about student loans and scholarships. www.finaid.org
• Hispanic College Scholarship Fund - Leading organization supporting Hispanic higher education. www.hispanicfund.org
• Celia M. Howard Fellowship - For Illinois women, the Celia M. Howard Fellowship was established in 1948 with the purpose of giving financial assistance to train well-qualified Illinois women for study in the Field of Diplomacy
• Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship Program - Provides students with specially designed education and training experiences critical to entry and advancement in international affairs careers. Graduate fellowship includes at least $15,000 support from two-year graduate school of international affairs matched with a grant from IIPP to be applied in accordance with an agreement between IIPP and the institution the Fellow attends. www.uncfsp.org/
• National Association of Fellowship Advisors –Provides resources for national, merit -based scholarships for college and graduate level students. www.nafadvisors.org/scholarships.htm
• Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship – For college students who are interested in joining the United States Department of State Foreign Service. Fellowship award provides two years of undergraduate funding (junior and senior year) and first year of funding at a graduate program of international affairs
• Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship - For individuals who are interested in joining the United States Department of State Foreign Service. Fellowship award includes tuition, room, board, and mandatory fees for the first year and second year of graduate study, with reimbursement for books and one round-trip travel
• PPIA Fellowship Program - Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Fellowship Program prepares young adults from historically underrepresented groups for leadership positions in government, nonprofits, international organizations and other institutional settings. www.ppiaprogram.org
• Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans - Applicants who are "New Americans" – naturalized U.S. citizens, green card holders, or the children of two naturalized citizens – may be interested in the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans which provide half of tuition plus $20,000 for each of two years of graduate study. www.pdsoros.org
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security Scholarships and Graduate Fellowships – For students interested in pursuing the basic science and technology innovations that can be applied to the Department of Homeland Security mission. Areas of study that are eligible include: physical, mathematical, computer and information, life, and social sciences, psychology, selected humanities, and engineering. www.orau.gov/dhsed
For Foreign Nationals
• American Association of University Women - AAUW International Fellowships support for full-time study or research to women who are not United States citizens or permanent residents. www.aauw.org
• Ron Brown Fellowship Program – For citizens of Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Kosovo, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia. Supports Central and Eastern European students and professionals in U.S. graduate programs through merit -based competition. Contact Public Affairs Section at the U.S. Embassy or the Fulbright Commission in your country (participating countries are subject to change).
• CANhelp – For Canadian citizens – Canadian Higher Education Loan Program (CanHELP). www.iefc.com/canada/can_index.cfm
• eduPASS - A resource guide for foreign nationals who wish to study in the U.S.A. www.edupass.org
• Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program - For citizens of China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique, South Africa, Egypt, Palestine, Chile, Peru, Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico, Russia: The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP) provides opportunities for advanced study to exceptional individuals who will use this education to become leaders in their respective fields, furthering development in their own countries and greater economic and social justice worldwide. All applications must be submitted to the appropriate IFP International Partner listed on the website above in the country or region where the applicant resides. www.fordifp.net
• Internationalscholarships.com - InternationalScholarships.com provides an extensive list of scholarships, grants and loan programs for students from any origin
• International Education Finance Corporation – IEFC, provider of international student loan programs. www.iefc.com
• Institute of International Education – Institute of International Education administers the Fulbright program, bringing over 1,000 Foreign Fulbright fellows to U.S. academic programs each year. www.iie.org/fulbright
• International Students Organization - International Students Organization (ISO) is a membership organization for international students studying in the United States with a mission of providing quality, low-cost health insurance coverage
• JJ/WB Graduate Studies Program – Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Studies program for graduate studies related to economic development.
• Leo S. Rowe Pan American Fund - Awards educational loans to qualified persons from Latin American and the Caribbean countries to help finance their higher education. www.oas.org/rowe/
• Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship – For citizens of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan: provides opportunity to pursue graduate study at the master's level in the United States
Source: Adapted from www.tufts.edu
