Full Scholarship for masters in USA

[venkatroshan39]

hi guys,

 iam doing bachelors from india, i want to know the procedure for applying for afull scolarship for masters in USA.

       I am very fond of studying in usa, but unfortunetly i cant afford the high tuition so i am opting for a full scholarship.

      whats the elegibitiy crtiteria for getting the full scholarship , and how much i need on other expenses from my pocket after getting the full scholarship.

       thanx.

[C10H12N2O]

I think it really depends on the school. I am from Canada and have looked into and applied to one school in the U.S.A. I don't think there is a general rule of thumb. I just looked at a list of U.S. universities found the ones who offered my program. From there I looked at graduate student international page. It should tell you whether tuition is waived and whether funding is available for graduate students. If there isn't any information available you can always send an email to the schools graduate advisor. 

I think funding depends on a couple factors including but not limited to: GPA, GRE, research experience, advisor fit, publications, conference publications. Although, that's my sense of what's important for psychology applications, I can't say that I know exactly what schools are looking for in a economics applicant. 

That being said, some schools have general funding packages where all incoming students receive the same package and some are individualized. I applied to and got into one U.S. program. They waived my tuition and gave me a 18,000$ stipend per year (generalized funding package). You should make sure you look into cost of living where you are applying since in some places 18,000 could go a long way and in others it probably wouldn't cover all your living expenses. 

Hope this helps!
 

Edited February 22, 2015 by C10H12N2O

[bakalamba]

Hi,

There is no one full scholarship for Universities in the United States, all departments handle their funding in a different way. You will have to find degree programs in your field, and contact them to see what type of funding is offered to international students. Masters degree funding can be very competitive. In addition, many international students are funded by their government, I also know a lot of students who are Fullbright scholars, which works out because funding is usually for a year or two, which matches the length of some Masters programs.

 

Good luck