Umich Biostatistics funding

[user1]

Hi,

I have been accepted for the MS program in Biostatistics at Umich for Fall 2016 with possibility to fast track to the Phd. However the department is not offering me financial assistanship and i have no other financial support so i am unable to pay for the program myself. Does anyone know if it is possible to contact faculty members directly to ask if they have a place in their lab and if they can be willing to provide me with funding?

Ps: I have a background in engineering not math.

[panletitbe]

I'm from Umich but not biostat department. 

As far as I know, the department is very rich, almost all master students will have funding and many will transfer to PhD program. But maybe you still need to pay for the first semester.