When do they tell about funding

[confused_soul]

I have been admitted to the PhD program at UW Seattle but there has been no word about funding yet. Even in the results forum, I see many were admitted without any details abt funding still. When do we typically get to know about this?

[Louiselab]

one of mine said it in the email, but the other two indicate March as the time for final funding decisions.

[confused_soul]

I dint get you... what do u mean by "one of mine"

[dagger]

I dint get you... what do u mean by "one of mine"

One of the schools that they were admitted to provided funding information in the acceptance letter. On the other hand, the other two schools only indicated admittance and did not provide funding information.

For many disciplines, the second situation is rather common. Schools that notify early (January, February) typically do not include funding information in their acceptance notifications. It varies from program to program. However, many schools wait until mid March to provide funding information - even if you were accepted much earlier.

It may be useful to contact your specific program and see what additional information they can provide.

[rising_star]

They'll tell you about funding once they know.

[confused_soul]

I was just wondering if this is a common situation that they inform abt admit first and then later abt funding .... i couldnt imagine a PhD admit w/o funding...

also how late do u think it might happen... should be before apr 15 in the worst case i guess

[plisar]

I was just wondering if this is a common situation that they inform abt admit first and then later abt funding .... i couldnt imagine a PhD admit w/o funding...

also how late do u think it might happen... should be before apr 15 in the worst case i guess

This is very common, especially in your field. At the program I run (a top ten program in electrical engineering) we only fund a percentage of incoming students. The rest find funding on their own.

[rising_star]

I can only think of three times (out of 11) where I got information on funding at the same time as being admitted. And one of those was at the program I was already in.

[confused_soul]

I contacted the admissions regarding funding opportunities... She said "at this point in time, assistantship positions have been granted to a limited number of admitted students" and generally abt "About 85% of students in the department are funded by assistantships or fellowships"....

I also learnt that I was not eligible for a TA unless I take the speak test administered by the university...

I am in contact with a Prof whose research I am interested in and in all probability he will take me to his group. However, he has been tight lipped about funding saying that it will depend on some of the grants which he is expecting in the next few months...

I am starting to get really worried now as this has been one of the groups I was seriously interested in, however I wont be able to fund myself through even for 1 semester. I dont know anything about my other choice of university- Cornell. I had hoped to select between the two if evyrthing went fine.

What do you guys suggest. Should I write to my prospective advisor at University of Washington (Seattle) and let him know of my financial need?

[Causofit]

I was also accepted to the University of Washington in Seattle and I'm still waiting for the funding... good luck