funded MA programs & international students

[SamStone]

I have, I think, a pretty easy question to answer:

 

Do the potentially funded MA programs—GSU, WMU, NIU, UWM—offer the same sort of funding opportunities to international students? I have a friend hoping to apply but is having a hard time finding out which US schools offer funding to international students residents.

 

Also, I know I had seen someone post one before, but does anyone have a larger list of the MA programs that offer good funding packages (e.g., full or large tuition remission, paid TA-ship, etc.)?

 

[SamStone]

Ok i think I answered the second question by looking around old posts:

 

-Miami University Ohio

-University of Wisconsin (Milwaukee)

-Georgia State University

-Brandeis

-University of Houston

-Northern Illinois University

-Texas A&M

-Virginia Tech

-Western Michigan 

-University of Oregon (if offered teaching fellowship)

-Texas Tech

-Louisiana State University

 

 

Am I missing any??

[bar_scene_gambler]

Brandeis' funding package isn't that great in relation to many of the others on that list. Just thought I'd point that out. 

[AcademicX]

All the PhD programs that I know offer the same funding to international students than to domestic students. I don't see why that would be different for MA programs (but again, who knows?). Something to keep in mind is that fellowship funding for international students is automatically taxed 20% (not sure about state tax and other types), so tell your friend to plan his budget accordingly. 

[Katzenmusik]

 

Not sure about international student funding.  I'd bet that if they fund domestic students they'd offer similar deals to admitted internationals, but it's hard to make generalizations.  

 

Have you considered applying for a Fulbright?

[ZiggyPhil]

You're missing several for the general list (I have no idea about international students):

 

Kent State

University of Toledo

Oklahoma State

Colorado State

University of Wyoming

 

This is based on online research I did when applying to M.A.s

[philstudent1991]

I don't see why international students would get unequal funding, and I can say that at GSU they have several international students per cohort, generally.

[ExponentialDecay]

 

I don't see why international students would get unequal funding,

 

because international students are ineligible for any and all federal, state, or other non-private moneys

 

which is also why international students can't get a Fulbright or an NSF.

[Establishment]

 

 

 

 

because international students are ineligible for any and all federal, state, or other non-private moneys

 

which is also why international students can't get a Fulbright or an NSF.

 

 

As someone has noted, they've still experienced at PhD programs that the funding is equal. This has been my experience with MA's as well.

[AcademicX]

ExponentialDecay, on 08 May 2014 - 8:21 PM, said:

 

 

 

 

because international students are ineligible for any and all federal, state, or other non-private moneys

 

which is also why international students can't get a Fulbright or an NSF.

 

 

This is true. International students do not qualify to many of the government/NGO fellowships available for American citizens and residents. However, it seems that the OP said that his friend was an international student "resident". If he's actually a resident, I think that most of the fellowships available for American citizens would also apply to him. In  the case of school funding, the money comes from the school, not from the state. For private universities, at least, there doesn't seem to be any reason to give different funding to international and domestic students. This may be different for public universities, however. 

[Hypatience]

Oh man, I always feel compelled to post this! But for those of you who aren't Canadian, lots of great Canadian MAs fund international students! Simon Fraser might be our best MA in terms of placement and international students don't even pay higher tuition there:

 

"The Philosophy department welcomes applications from international students. Our admission process is blind as to citizenship and we often accept students from outside Canada. Non-Canadian Graduate students do not pay higher fees at SFU. Teaching Assistantships (our main form of support) are available to them, as are internal SFU Fellowships and Research Assistantships. Holders of student visas can accept employment on campus, and apply for an off-campus work permit in order to support themselves. Non-native speakers of English must take the TOEFL or equivalent exam, as per university rules (Section 1.3.12 English Language Competence), unless their previous degree is from an English-speaking institution. Because most of our graduate students work as Teaching Assistants, the department pays particular attention to evidence concerning the mastery of English."

 

UToronto's MA funds international students, too, as well as a few others. Just check them out!

Edited May 9, 2014 by Hypatience

[Katzenmusik]

which is also why international students can't get a Fulbright or an NSF.

 

 

Fulbright funds plenty of international students.  http://foreign.fulbrightonline.org/

[Guillaume]

Fulbright funds plenty of international students.  http://foreign.fulbrightonline.org/

 

Fulbright funding for international students is only for two years and students are required to return to their country of origin following the completion of their studies. Even if you married an American, you would be ineligible to apply for a U.S visa following the completion of a Foreign Fulbright for two years. If you are a foreign student with an interest in studying in the U.S. following the completion of a Masters degree, a Fulbright would not be the way to go unless you were okay with not continuing your studies in the U.S. for at least two years.

[PedagogodeLiberacion]

I'm an international student that will be applying for Fall 2015. The programs that I've looked into that have some type of funding (whether PhD or MA) are Stony Brook, Columbia, Loyola Chicago, Villanova, University of Oregon, Fordham, DePaul, Texas A&M, Miami University, Boston College. I hope this helps your friend in some way.