December 8, 2008
What scholarships can I apply to, when going to a graduate program?
Can you answer Lisa016's question about scholarships?:
I'm about to graduate. I'm doing a b.s. in Psychology and plan to do my masters in Linguistics. I would like to know if I can apply for scholarships to do my masters, since I've heard about thousands of scholarships, but all for undergraduate programs. Graduate and post- graduate programs are really expensive, so I'll like to find a way to pay for my education that is not through a student loan.
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You can try to get a grant or fellowship. Also, if your advisor is getting funding, you can get in on that as well, as long as your grad work is connected to his research.All my Grad School was funded by a grant from Industry.
I'd ask the financial aid or Grad Students Assoc. at the Uni you plan to attend.
you could problary get a grant and if you are going to a gradute program they should ask you what major you what to be
As you've found, scholarships tend to be for undergrads. Support for graduate study depends on the program and the institution, even more than for undergraduates. Start by making a list of linguistics masters programs to consider — your college library will have directories such as Peterson's — ask your friendly local reference librarian.
Once you have a short list of programs, contact their admissions people to find out what support is available — fellowships, teaching or research assistantships are the most likely. Most will require you to work (there are a few no-strings grad fellowships out there, but generally for PhD work, and they've become fewer and fewer).