Grants in Graduate Studies

Fulbright Scholarship

• The Department of Cultural Affairs offers a Fulbright Scholarship to students that hold a bachelor's degree, do not already hold a doctorate, and wish to enter a graduate program of study. Preference is given to students who have studied in foreign institutions as an undergraduate. The Fulbright mission is to encourage exchanges and dialogue among U.S. citizens and foreign institutions. Fulbright recipients take on big roles as students, scholars, teachers, lecturers, artists, philanthropists, cultural ambassadors, human rights advocates and researchers. Past recipients have made a great difference through the training received as a result of the Fulbright funding. The Fulbright U.S. Student program offers fellowships to study abroad, and the Fulbright Foreign Student Program helps graduate students from abroad conduct research in the United States.

  (202) 632-3238
  http://fulbright.state.gov/contact-us

TEACH Grant Program

• 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 postsecondary institution that participates in the TEACH program. Completion of a FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is also required. They must also be working toward a degree that includes coursework that leads to certification in the subject in which they wish to teach.

  (800) 433-3243
  http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/TEACH.jsp

Federal Financial Aid

• The U.S. Department of Education can also help offset the cost of graduate school for students in the United States through needs-based financial aid. Completion of the FAFSA, Free Application for Federal Student Aid, determines how much students are eligible for and can often make the difference in filling in gaps among aid, income and ability to borrow in loans. The FAFSA application can also determine eligibility for private and alternative funding, and student loans from other public and private colleges and universities.

  (800) 433-3243
  http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/