Funding opportunities in Romania:Tools for financial aid search

Before you learn about grants for graduate study in the U.S. we'd like to remind you that you have two avenues leading to a Ph.D. or master's degree in the U.S. One is the Fulbright Junior Awards to the U.S. through which you have the opportunity to study at excellent schools in the U.S. for one academic year with funding provided through this most prestigious grant program of the U.S. government. The other avenue is the independent student approach, promoted and served by Education USA, which is described at length through this extensive section documenting the activities of the Fulbright Educational Advising Center.

In what follows and in the Financial aid – Graduate study section we will refer to the independent student approach.

Most graduate students get their funding from the university. The main source is the department you want to apply to. You should also explore the offers available at the Financial Aid Office of the university, in the Graduate School (if available at your school) and also in other departments. A student in the English Dept. may have a teaching assistantship in a different department, etc.

Departments usually have a number of assistantships and fellowships to offer. If the financial information is not clear enough, you can ask the graduate applications contact about the funding available to an international student of your caliber. E-mail comes in so handy!

This link

http://www.fulbright.ro/educational-advising-center/44-financial-aid/78-financial-aid-for-graduate-study-.html

illustrates, by way of example, the financial aid available for the Ph.D. program in Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology (BCMB) at Cornell University, NY.

Most graduate students get their funding from the university. The main source is the department you want to apply to. You should also explore the offers available at the Financial Aid Office of the university, in the Graduate School (if available at your school) and also in other departments. A student in the English Dept may have a teaching assistantship in a different department, etc.

Departments usually have a number of assistantships and fellowships to offer. If the financial information is not clear enough, you can ask the graduate applications contact about the funding available to an international student of your caliber. E-mail comes in so handy!

See also Financial aid – Graduate study.