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Graduate Degree Funding Opportunities and Tips

Learn about internal funding options for your graduate degree, including travel awards, research grants, fellowships, and more. Get valuable tips on securing financial assistance and creating compelling application materials.

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Graduate Degree Funding Opportunities and Tips

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  1. Financing Your Graduate Degree:Internal Funding Dr. Amelia Adams Assistant Dean Graduate College University of Oklahoma September 7, 2006

  2. Money: Where to Find It • Financial Aid • Graduate College • Budget College • Other Administrative Offices • Your Department • Research Professors • External Agencies

  3. Graduate College • Tuition Waiver • Robberson Travel & Research Awards • Fellowships • Connections

  4. Robberson Travel & Research Awards http://gradweb.ou.edu/docs/forms/travelresearch/travelresearch.htm

  5. Robberson Travel Award • The Award - Up to $500; 1 award per degree • Eligibility – full-time graduate student, gpa 3.50 or better, at least 9 hours at OU, active presenter • Preferences – National Conference; Highest degree • Monthly Review Process

  6. Robberson Travel Award • Application Form • Curriculum Vitae (2 pages) • Research Summary (1 page) • Budget & Justification • Reference Letter • Verification of Participation

  7. Robberson Research Award • The Award - Up to $500 or $1000; 1 award per degree • Eligibility – full-time graduate student, gpa 3.50 or better, at least 9 hours at OU • Preferences – Highest degree; active research • Monthly Review Process

  8. Robberson Research Award • Application Form • Curriculum Vitae (2 pages) • Research Statement (1 page) • Budget & Justification • Reference Letter

  9. Tips & Guidelines

  10. Research Statement • READABILITY QUOTIENT • CLARITY • CONCISE • PRECISE • ORGANIZED • VISUALLY APPEALING

  11. Reference Letters • 5 Types of Problem Letters 1) Low Readability Quotient 2) No new information 3) Applicant needs money 4) Applicant can network 5) Not enough relevant information

  12. Reference Letters - Content • How long have they known you and in what capacity. • Your intellectual/professional maturity. • Your potential for scholarly/professional growth.

  13. Reference Letters - Content • Their interpretation of your past and future research goals. • Their support/endorsement of your goals. • Answers to specific questions asked of them.

  14. Reference Letters • Choose wisely. • Give them guidance. • Remind them of your specific qualifications.

  15. Budgets • Itemized Summary of Expenses. • Explanation of how the expenses relate to your research. • Accessible & Identifiable.

  16. Fellowships http://gradweb.ou.edu/docs/funding/fellowships/index.htm

  17. Eddie Carol Smith Scholarship http://gradweb.ou.edu funding opportunities March 15, 2007

  18. Connections

  19. Career Opportunity • Presidential Management Fellowship • Career Opportunity with the Federal Government • Last Year of Graduate Degree • Apply – mid-September to mid-October • http://gradweb.ou.edu

  20. Humanities & Fine Arts • Woodrow Wilson Foundation • Mellon Fellowship • Chronicle for Higher Education

  21. Our Web-Site http://gradweb.ou.edu

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