zygomatic Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 So, as I peruse the results page and see some large funding packages I started to think, where are the best funded programs in Anthropology. Yes, some of you could probably make me cry :cry: with your packages, but I thought it may be of help to next years applicants to have an idea of what to expect. (course depends on the dang economy) :x Although I am supposed to get funding, still waiting to hear exact number. So, I am not being stingy with my own info!
Dubya Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 ...and the anthro board comes back to life! My program (PM me if you want to know specifics) offers tuition, health, and a 20k stipend. It's not as much as some of the hard sciences, but I'm happy!
Dubya Posted May 6, 2009 Posted May 6, 2009 60+ views and no more responses? I posted because I was curious about everyone else...don't be shy...
erudite crudite Posted May 14, 2009 Posted May 14, 2009 For physical, I know George Washington and CUNY were handing out lush packages (>$25K, including tuition, health insurance, etc.) I'm going to UT to work with a badass in paleoecology, and they're giving me $13k (plus tuition, health, and a $5k research award) for 5 years as a TAship. UT Austin and ASU were throwing money at me. But the fact that all a in physical are funded (and therefore competition between students isn't unhealthily crazy), along with the guarantee of that same funding for 5 years (as opposed to the gamble of having to pay out of state tuition in subsequent years if I couldn't land a TAship) ultimately helped me decide.
DJH Posted November 3, 2009 Posted November 3, 2009 For physical, I know George Washington and CUNY were handing out lush packages (>$25K, including tuition, health insurance, etc.) I'm going to UT to work with a badass in paleoecology, and they're giving me $13k (plus tuition, health, and a $5k research award) for 5 years as a TAship. UT Austin and ASU were throwing money at me. But the fact that all a in physical are funded (and therefore competition between students isn't unhealthily crazy), along with the guarantee of that same funding for 5 years (as opposed to the gamble of having to pay out of state tuition in subsequent years if I couldn't land a TAship) ultimately helped me decide. Pertaining to George Washington's the "lush packages," were they directed only for PhD or also MA students? I'm looking into applying for their MA with a concentration in International Development. Their website only lists 5 TA opportunities and a few fellowships. I suppose this isn't all they have to offer...?
coyabean Posted November 3, 2009 Posted November 3, 2009 Also a desperate wanna be cultural anthropologist here hoping for more numbers!
modernity Posted November 4, 2009 Posted November 4, 2009 I can't speak for any schools exactly, but as I've been researching the general rule is... if the school is offering all the way up to a PhD - the MA's are unlikely to be funded (almost never really), and certainly not lush packages. If the school only offers a terminal MA, the MA's have the opportunity to be funded (some schools being more generous than others but usually tuition waivers and RA/TA positions). I've also heard to avoid public schools in Cali, for the obvious reason that a lot of those schools are facing cut backs due to the nature of the economy there - how true that is may vary from program to program. Also, if you read the Anthro thread from last year I believe almost everyone who received funding was a PhD candidate.
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