International Student applying to Electrical and Comp Science...funding troubles

[Ankghost0912]

Hi all,

I've begun my applications in USA university. I'm an international student and though my own country has numerous scholarships,I somehow end up not being eligible for them. So the question is if I apply for a TA or RA will I get fully funded?

 

Thanks

[TakeruK]

In most Science/Engineering fields, international PhD students are fully funded, just like American students. However, many schools have higher tuition cost for international student than American students, which means you will cost the department more money to fully fund you. Usually, it is the public state schools that have this issue, while private school have the same tuition for everyone so it's not as big of a problem.

 

So, that is why it is usually much harder for international students to get into US state schools. In the University of California (UC) schools (public), only 10% of graduate students are international. I am at a private school in California and here, 40% of graduate students are international. My professors predicted that I would have a much harder time getting into the public California schools and they were right--I was rejected at all the UC schools I applied to!