Clay Made Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 So, I managed to get into some good schools. But now comes the tough decision about which one to go to. The major hurdle is funding. I was unfortunate, and didnt receive as much or if at all. In weighing up my options, I have found it's a lot more difficult to consider all the schools because there's so much expense. I was wondering how fellow international students (I'm British) are considering or are funding their graduate studies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alainray Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 In my case I'll apply for a government scholarship (Chile) that pays full tuition, airline tickets, a living stipend (around US$1.8 K/Month for NYC) and some money for books, insurance, etc. Thankfully those are granted quite liberally for top 150 schools and especially for public policy studies. I'll also use some of my savings to make living a little bit more comfortable (Around US$10K or US$20K). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYRNIST Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 In my case I'll apply for a government scholarship (Chile) that pays full tuition, airline tickets, a living stipend (around US$1.8 K/Month for NYC) and some money for books, insurance, etc. Will you sponsor me for Chilean citizenship?! Kidding... I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erry3779 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 well in my case I am lucky to receive the Edward E.Masters Fellowship from the USINDO (United States - Indonesia Society) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (MoFA). USINDO will cover the full tuition fee, and MoFa will cover the airline tickets, living expenses and monthly stipend (the amount are varied depends on the city, around 2k for NY). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alainray Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Will you sponsor me for Chilean citizenship?! Kidding... I think. Haha I think it's just a Fulbright scholarship wrapped under a different name actually, but who am I to complain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumblebee Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I received a TAship from my school but in Spain there are banks that offer scholarships to do graduate studies in France, UK, USA, etc. They pay for your plane ticket, a monthly stipend, tuition, application fees, visa fees and an additional payment at the beginning of your studies to pay for "moving" expenses (apartment deposit, furniture, books, etc.). They're really competitive, but they're really good. I don't know about the UK, though, but I think it's worth checking. metamorfoz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sietval Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 on a related note, how easy/hard easy it to get funding at a top school as an international from a non-developing country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Made Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 How many are considering loans in the US? Ridiculous rates within the UK. Plus anyone aware of anyone still accepting applications for scholarships? I anticipated, with my profile, I might get better aid but thats proved to be so wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallorn Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Depending entirely on funding from the schools. If worst came to worst, I was prepared to loan from various people to make up the funding and pay it back after. One of my other options was to defer admission while seriously looking for fellowships/scholarships- something I was too busy to do while applying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Made Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 (edited) One of my other options was to defer admission while seriously looking for fellowships/scholarships- something I was too busy to do while applying. Worried this might be the route I may have to take. Edited March 18, 2012 by Clay Made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpplease123 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I'm British too! Half tuition funded by University, half tuition loan from parents... have been saving up for a little while for living expenses but definitely won't be an extravagant two years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderingwonderer Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 well in my case I am lucky to receive the Edward E.Masters Fellowship from the USINDO (United States - Indonesia Society) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (MoFA). USINDO will cover the full tuition fee, and MoFa will cover the airline tickets, living expenses and monthly stipend (the amount are varied depends on the city, around 2k for NY). Hey again Erry, Lucky you! MoFa is a really great place hey! I wonder if you also know of other funding sources for Indonesians? I wouldn't mind some sort of soft loan as well. I'm an Indonesian working for a development organization headquartered in Bangkok. I got into my target schools but now trying to figure out funding as I didn't manage to secure fin. aid from the schools (well, at least SIPA has mentioned it loud and clear - still waiting for aid decision from other schools). Any tips would be much appreciated. And, hope to see you in NYC or DC. We should try and meet up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoggerjp Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 (edited) In my case I'll apply for a government scholarship (Chile) that pays full tuition, airline tickets, a living stipend (around US$1.8 K/Month for NYC) and some money for books, insurance, etc. Thankfully those are granted quite liberally for top 150 schools and especially for public policy studies. I'll also use some of my savings to make living a little bit more comfortable (Around US$10K or US$20K). Wow what a great initiative by the Chilean government.. If I remember correctly, Sweden, Kazakstan, and Singapore also have some sweet arrangements for their future leaders and civil servants Edited March 19, 2012 by hoggerjp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clover123 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I plan to sell myself. haha jk jk. But seriously. The tuition cost is ridiculous. But I'll have to get a student loan from India. The maximum loan amount is normally $40,000 - with which I hope to pay for my 1st year. But for the 2nd year I'll have to make sure I get a research assistantship or something. Still trying to figure it all out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleetly Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Yes ! Exactly ! Loans ! All my plans were dished out with the zilch funding on most of my results ! I plan to sell myself. haha jk jk. But seriously. The tuition cost is ridiculous. But I'll have to get a student loan from India. The maximum loan amount is normally $40,000 - with which I hope to pay for my 1st year. But for the 2nd year I'll have to make sure I get a research assistantship or something. Still trying to figure it all out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eigenvector Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Yes ! Exactly ! Loans ! All my plans were dished out with the zilch funding on most of my results ! On the same boat folks. Which banks are you planning to approach? They all seem to charge ridiculously high rates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clover123 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 On the same boat folks. Which banks are you planning to approach? They all seem to charge ridiculously high rates! I agree! I was looking at HSBC. But their interest rates are so high! Any other banks? Besides, do all banks have this rule of not loaning more than 20 lakhs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eigenvector Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I agree! I was looking at HSBC. But their interest rates are so high! Any other banks? Besides, do all banks have this rule of not loaning more than 20 lakhs? I suppose so. 20 L is actually the upper limit. Many banks have set the ceiling even lower. Here is a link you might find useful : http://www.hindustanlink.com/careertex/educational-loans-india.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clover123 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I suppose so. 20 L is actually the upper limit. Many banks have set the ceiling even lower. Here is a link you might find useful : http://www.hindustan...loans-india.htm Thanks. Wow the interest is crazy. I'm still waiting to hear about funding from some schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Made Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 Fellow Brits, anyone taking loans here? What would you recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erry3779 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 (edited) Hey again Erry, Lucky you! MoFa is a really great place hey! I wonder if you also know of other funding sources for Indonesians? I wouldn't mind some sort of soft loan as well. I'm an Indonesian working for a development organization headquartered in Bangkok. I got into my target schools but now trying to figure out funding as I didn't manage to secure fin. aid from the schools (well, at least SIPA has mentioned it loud and clear - still waiting for aid decision from other schools). Any tips would be much appreciated. And, hope to see you in NYC or DC. We should try and meet up! hai wanderingwonderer... I think I know some foundations that are willing to support Indonesians to study aboard. But i forgot the name, and not sure whether Columbia is on the list. I will try to ask my friend tomorrow. Edited March 19, 2012 by erry3779 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaAce Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I have a $50.000 loan/scholarship (they lend you the money but if you come back to Colombia they give half as a scholarship) and 10k in savings but I'm still short, especially if I choose NYU. I'm hoping to get some financial aid from either NYU or Ford to make this doable. For anyone from latin america or the caribeann, the OAS has a great interest free loans programm than lends you up to 15k for studying in the US. http://www.oas.org/en/rowefund Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNC89 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Hi I'm a fellow Brit in the same situation. Just waiting to hear on funding from Georgetown and GSPIA. I went to undergrad here and was lucky enough to get a full scholarship for that but back before i got it when I was looking for ways to fund my studies here there were some US banks that offered loans for international students, but I imagine interest has gone up on those too. There's the option of finding a US citizen to co sign a loan here but you may not know any I guess. I think for me if I don't get enough funding even with the option of a co-signed US loan, I will defer for a year and at least save up for living expenses etc and reapply for more scholarship opportunities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegun Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 (edited) Me, I'm kind of freaking the hell out here. When I applied, I was certain I'd be able to secure a loan directly in the US - something that proved undoable. I was going by Columbia's website which said a cosigner for international students would be recommended but not strictly required; my mistake I didn't double-check it. Now, I have a $25k scholarship, which is far more than I was hoping for, but pretty much no way of financing the rest. Maybe you know something I don't, re: loans? All help will be really appreciated! Edited March 19, 2012 by bubblegun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleetly Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Im looking at HSBC too.. although SBI is good too ! Can we take loans from US? I mean stuff like the loans where they return $25 per month sort of thing ? Applied : MIT TPP, UCB MPP/MS(ERG), Princeton WWS, Harris MPP, Ford MPP, CMU EPP, UMD MEPP, SIPA MPA Accepted: Harris MPP ($0), Ford MPP ($?) Rejected: MIT TPP, UCB MPP/MS(ERG), Princeton WWS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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