Funding opportunities in University of Wisconsin-Madison

[yamamotomiechan]

Hi prospective students and alumni of University of Wisconsin-Madison.

I will go to University of Wisconsin-Madison as Master.

However, I could not get any funding from them with the acceptance e-mail

There is a Epic RAship , but it seems difficult.

But, according to the information on the web, most students will get funding after they get into the 2nd year.

Is it true?

I would like to do anything I can.

So does somebody have some good information to get funding in University of Wisconsin-Madison?

[the poisoned pawn]

I'm on the same boat, but in the PhD track. I may come to the visiting weekend, so, maybe I can get some more information about it and will be more than happy to share it with you. But still, I would like to hear from other students/people here about this as well.

[NVP12345]

This is a really old post, but I am interested in this subject as well -- do the original posters or anyone else have anything to contribute?

[yelper]

I'm currently attending UW-Madison as a first-year PhD student. Many of the other students that have came in as unfunded (and wanting to just do Masters) have had no problem gaining funding. There were a bunch of intro-TA slots open, and the ones who chose not to pursue TA were able to get an RA just by talking around to profs before the semester started. Admittedly, last year's class was a little smaller than this year.

You basically have have a month (around Oct) after class starts to find and secure a 50% appointment as a TA, RA, or PA (project-assistantship)... so moving early to Madison is not a bad idea (though leases here start 15 Aug). A 50% appointment earns you tuition remission, meaning you don't have to pay tuition. You're doing work to better the university, so part of your compensation is a tuition wavier.

Feel free to contact me (see my website link) if you have any questions. I was one of the grad student weekend organizers.

Cheers!