There are a number of ways to fund your graduate
education including:
The Graduate College offers two funding opportunities (see links below) for graduate students at BGSU to offset the costs of research and professional development.
Application Deadlines: Fall Semester - November 15; Spring Semester - March 15
Katzner Fund
Unversity Bookstore Fund
The Graduate Student Senate also offers a number of funding opportunities for graduate students at BGSU to offset the costs of research
and professional development. ****This includes travel money for attending scientific conferences.****
Check here for the latest information and deadlines.
Graduate teaching assitantships are available to qualified students (i.e., M.S. Plan I, Ph.D.); stipends are normally for nine months and include
a waiver of instructional and nonresident fees. Fee waivers and stipends are also available during the summer term for
continuing graduate assistants.
Predoctoral nonservice fellowships are available to Ph.D. students during their last year of study. Doctoral students may apply if they are candidates (e.g., have completed Preliminary Exams and successfully defended a proposal) and
are still eligible for funding.
All awards are made on a competitive basis. Students must be pursuing a research thesis degree--M.S. Plan I or Ph.D. Graduate students must maintain a 3.0 (M.S.) or 3.2 (Ph.D.) or higher to remain eligible for funding.
Renewal of assistantships and fellowships is contigent upon satisfactory completion of assignments and progress towards the degree. These
awards provide a stipend and a waiver of instructional, nonresident and general fees. (Application Form)
FUNDING LIMITS: M.S. Plan I students are eligible for two years of funding and Ph.D. students are eligible for four years of funding.
A
number of
federal and state
agencies
offer support
for graduate student
research
projects.
A few are
listed here:
1) The National
Science
Foundation offers a number of specialized funding programs for graduate students and postdocs,
such as:
- Graduate
Research Fellowships
(Funding available
for both research-based
master's and
doctoral degrees)
- NSF Graduate Teaching Fellowship Awards
- Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants
Many
of these programs
cover
salary as well as equipment for
eligible
graduate students. Make sure
you
check the NSF
web site for all of the details and deadlines, which usually occur only once a year.
2) The Environmental
Protection Agency's National Center for Environmental Research offers programs that provide support for graduate fellowships, such as:
- NCER's
Science
to
Achieve
Results
or
STAR
program
funds
research
grants
and
graduate
fellowships
in
numerous
environmental
science
and
engineering
disciplines
through
a
competitive
solicitation
process
and
independent
peer
review.
- EPA Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) offers Graduate Fellowships for master's
and
doctoral
level
students
in
environmentally
related
fields
of
study.
Many of these programs cover salary as well as equipment
for eligible graduate students. Make sure you check the EPA
web site for all of the details and deadlines.
3) The National
Fish and Wildlife Foundation Grants program funds projects to conserve and restore fish, wildlife, and native plants through
matching grant programs.
In
addition, opportunities for financial aid
are available to graduate students through
various small grants awarded on a competitive
basis
(Sigma Xi and Shanklin Awards),
Federal Perkins Loans, Federal Work-Study,
and short-term loans. Please visit
BGSU's Office of Sponsored
Programs and Research for a detailed list of funding opportunities.
Some good sources:
Once you identify a faculty
advisor, you should contact them for opportunities to participate in their research.
Many granting agencies encourage graduate support on grant-funded research
projects. You could also explore the possiblity of assisting in a grant
proposal that incorporates your research project.
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