UCLA offers merit-based grants to non-resident graduate students through the Graduate Opportunity Fellowship Program. Students receive $12,500 in addition to tuition and registration costs to work toward a master's degree. Students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents to apply. Those in underrepresented or challenged geographic and socioeconomic circumstances receive award preference. The intent of the funding is to "provide access to higher education for students who might otherwise find it difficult or impossible to successfully pursue graduate study." Other grant sources are also available for graduate students, such as the Gordon Hein Memorial Scholarship, which awards up to $5,000 per student for the visually impaired in any field.
UCLA Graduate Admissions
Student and Academic Affairs
1255 Murphy Hall
P.O. Box 951428
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1428
310-825-3819
gdnet.ucla.edu/
The Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada provides a number of grant and awards programs for Canadians and U.S. graduate students for up to three years of full-time study. The Provost's Prize of Distinction is a new award that rewards students for scholarship by covering the cost of tuition. Students must remain enrolled concurrently to continue receiving this aid. Entrance scholarships are also available to incoming graduate students or for graduate research. The Dean of Graduate Studies offers a President Research Stipend for research. Merit and competition-based scholarships include the Cook Conference Scholarship, the Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty and Staff Community Health Practicum Award, and the International Reading Association award for literacy education. Others awards areas include studies in economics, engineering, business, kinesiology, marketing, statistics, French and U.S. history.
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, British Columbia
Canada V5A 1S6
778-782-3042
sfu.ca
The College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 provides funding for a Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education, or TEACH, grant program. Students can receive to $4,000 per year in exchange for teaching at a public or private low-income elementary or secondary school. They must agree to teach full-time in a high-need field such as math, science, technology or reading. Applicants must also be U.S. citizens enrolled as students in an accredited post-secondary institution that participates in the TEACH program. Completion of a FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is required, and students are eligible for the grant only if working toward a degree that includes coursework that leads to certification in the subject in which they wish to teach.
Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education
800-433-3243
studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/TEACH.jsp