baileyc

Congrats to everyone on your acceptances! I'm looking into applying into MA Middle East Studies programs to start fall 2012 and am curious about merit-based funding prospects. It seems that UChicago frequently offers half tuition scholarships. How competitive are these and are they general awarded to those that applied to the PhD program originally? What schools offer significant non-FLAS funding? (I'm looking into NYU, UChicago, Harvard, UT, Georgetown, maybe GWU, etc). Any insights much appreciated - thanks!

I'm planning to apply to Middle East studies MA programs in the fall and would be curious to hear input or advice from anyone else that is applying or is in one of these programs. It can be difficult to get enough information from the schools' websites so any comments are much appreciated. Which programs offer at least a chance of receiving funding? (besides FLAS funding). I've heard that UT-Austin offers scholarships...any others? What are the top programs? I'm mostly looking at harvard, georgetown, nyu, uchicago.... I know that most of these programs are quite unstructured and it's up to the student to find a good mentor/advisor. Are there are good programs that offer more structure? Thanks.