The Graduate School Funding Handbook

April Vahle Hamel. With Mary Morris Heiberger and Julia Miller Vick

Second Edition
168 pages | 6 x 9 | 3 illus.
Paper 2002 | ISBN 978-0-8122-1810-7 | $21.95t | £14.50 | Add to shopping cart

"There are a lot of books, manuals, and websites that graduate students may use. . . . But this slim 147-page volume packs the most useful advice on how to apply, why to apply, and where to apply. Beyond practical advice on applications, the book contains valuable career guidance that will help students professionalize."—Communicator

The Graduate School Funding Handbook illuminates the competitive world of graduate school funding. Covering programs in the arts and sciences and engineering, it is an invaluable resource for undergraduate and graduate students who seek information about applying to graduate school in the United States or abroad, at the master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels. The authors include detailed descriptions of the types of funding offered graduate students, ranging from tuition scholarships to assistantships, work-study opportunities, and university loan programs. In addition, the handbook thoroughly covers the availability of nationally prominent grants and fellowships through the federal government and private organizations.

Spanning fellowships and grants for individual training, study abroad, research, dissertations, and postdoctoral work, the book includes useful addresses, deadlines, number of available awards, number of applicants, purpose of grants and restrictions, duration of awards, applicant eligibility, and application requirements. The information is comprehensive, detailed, and based on data from funding agencies through interviews, review of application packets, web site information, and the authors' many years of experience in the field.

April Vahle Hamel is retired Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.

Mary Morris Heiberger is Associate Director of Career Services at the University of Pennsylvania.

Julia Miller Vick is Graduate Career Counselor at Career Services, University of Pennsylvania.

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