How Do I Get a PhD Scholarship?

As the first destination country for Chinese students studying abroad, the United States occupies an important position in the minds of students who are going to study abroad. Some college students who are going to study in the United States often "actively" gather on the campus of the university to discuss with each other how to successfully apply for a visa and obtain a study in the United States. scholarship.

American University Scholarship

The scholarship we usually say is actually a concept in a broad sense. In fact, American universities provide applications for study.

U.S. scholarships can be grouped into two categories: government and private, specifically divided into federal government scholarships, private fund scholarships, intra-college scholarships, departmental scholarships, inter-school, inter-departmental scholarships, vacation scholarships, fellowships, fellowships, and tuition reduction and many more. According to the 2000 edition of "American Scholarships", various types of US scholarships totaled $ 50 billion, and federal scholarships accounted for 75% of all scholarships. The 1998 National Education Fund issued by the Ministry of Education and the National Bureau of Statistics of China was 294.906 billion yuan, or about 36 billion U.S. dollars, which is about 70% of the total amount of various US scholarships.

Scholarships that are closely related to Chinese students include: various research scholarships, scholarships provided by consortia, institutions, companies, and media, and scholarship scholarships. In addition to large foundations, various colleges and departments will have some private donation scholarships, ranging in size from hundreds to thousands and tens of thousands of dollars.

Some are also clearly listed in the catalogue of colleges issued every semester, such as

Scholarships for American universities include the following:

1.Fellowship: Full prize. This thing is hard to fight for, and once it is issued, it is managed for several years. You don't have to work for your teacher, just concentrate on reading. This scholarship is generally funded by the school, does not require you to spend a penny, and often earns a sum.

2.RA (Research Assistant): Research assistant. The scholarship is required to work for the teacher. The source of this money is usually the mentor or the scientific research project of your department or diffusion. In other words, if the teacher wants to make money on the topic, he needs a messenger. Then you are this messy. For example, you belong to the division of Civil & Environmental Engineering's division of structure. In general, it should be this dlision that pays for it, if the operation of this dlision is intensive; or it is the tutor that pays, if the teachers in this dlision care about it. This money is only given for one year at a time, and whether it is given for the next year depends on whether you meet the requirements and when you are rich.

3.TA (Teaching Assistant): Teaching assistant. This money is generally paid by college, department, or diffusion, depending on the financial division. This money is only given for one year at a time, the next year depends on whether you meet the requirements and when you have money.

4. TW (Tuition Waiver): tuition reduction. The school may waive or reduce certain tuition fees depending on your situation.

An offer is one or a combination of the two. Common ones are:

1.Fellowship.

2.RA + TW.

3.TA + TW.

In addition to fellowship must be sufficient, other scholarships may not be sufficient. Under normal circumstances, TA + TW and RA + TW can meet the expenses of the first year. However, some schools are not excluded. Such scholarships are not enough to meet the expenses. In addition, there are some special awards, such as the Achievement Award, etc., depending on the situation of each school. But one thing is for sure, these scholarships are difficult to meet your expenses.

Full prize: This Made-in-China concept roughly means a scholarship for the first year> = the school will give you an estimate of the cost of the first year. Generally, after you confirm acceptance of the offer, the school will mail you an I-20 form. The key information on it-and the most critical information when applying for a visa-is that the full award is Total8-Total7> = 0

Half prize: often only TW or AA, no living expenses. But there are also some percentages. This is Total8 / Total7. If it is not a full award, the school will let you issue a financial certificate to confirm that you can make up the money, otherwise you will not normally be given an official offer letter.

American undergraduate scholarships are broadly divided into three categories, namely: Need-based scholarships, Merit-based scholarships and Need-Blind scholarships .

Need-based scholarships are awarded based on the financial income of the student's family, including parental wages and family property status. Need-based scholarships are very generous for applicants in the United States, but for international students, only a few universities offer them, and most universities have only a few or no Need-based scholarships for international students to apply for.

Merit-based scholarships are determined based on the applicant's own academic performance, ideological quality, development potential and other strength factors, regardless of whether financial assistance is needed, as long as the school recognizes the applicant's academic background, the scholarship will be awarded. The scholarship is not limited to students from the United States, but for most applicants, international students generally receive more such scholarships.

Need-Blind scholarship refers to many privately-funded private universities in the United States. When enrolling, it does not consider whether students need financial support from the school, that is, whether the application for the scholarship has no effect on the application. If the school believes that the applicant meets the admission criteria, it will make a judgment based on the student's family situation: how much the student's family can bear, and the rest will be managed by the school. Many privately-owned schools in the United States implement demand-agnostic policies, such as

Chinese college students have

George Washington University (DC) $ 33,196

Vanderbilt University (TN) $ 31,840

Pepperdine University (CA) $ 30,991

Harvard University (MA) $ 30,715

Yale University (CT) $ 30,219

Dartmouth College (NH) $ 30,019

Duke University (NC) $ 29,878

Massachusetts Inst. Of Technology $ 29,831

Stanford University (CA) $ 29,750

Cornell University (NY) $ 29,500

Univ. Of Southern California $ 29,365

University of Chicago $ 29,176

CaseWestern Reserve Univ. (OH) $ 28,931

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA $ 28,642

California Institute of Technology $ 28,508

Princeton University (NJ) $ 28,368

Columbia University (NY) $ 28,138

Boston University $ 27,633

Emory University (GA) $ 27,599

Johns Hopkins University (MD) $ 26,553

American University (DC) $ 26,534

Brown University (RI) $ 26,477

Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. (NY) $ 26,072

Northwestern University (IL) $ 25,831

Tufts University (MA) $ 25,749

Washington University in St. Louis $ 25,653

Georgetown University (DC) $ 25,600

Lehigh University (PA) $ 25,403

BOSTON COLLEGE $ 24,905

University of Rochester (NY) $ 24,474

Brandeis University (MA) $ 23,816

University of Miami (FL) $ 23,709

Southern Methodist University (TX) $ 23,699

University of the PACific (CA) $ 23,050

Wake Forest University (NC) $ 22,581

Carnegie Mellon University (PA) $ 22,143

Polytechnic University (NY) $ 21,955

Clark University (MA) $ 21,898

University of TULsa (OK) $ 21,719

University of San Diego $ 21,450

University of San Francisco $ 21,153

Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ) $ 21,139

Andrews University (MI) $ 21,103

Florida Institute of Technology $ 21,102

Worcester Polytechnic Inst. (MA) $ 20,849

Syracuse University (NY) $ 20,716

University of La Verne (CA) $ 20,636

Illinois Institute of Technology $ 20,610

University of Denver $ 20,508

Yeshiva University (NY) $ 20,434

Loyola University Chicago $ 20,367

Widener University (PA) $ 20,192

Rice University (TX) $ 20,140

Fordham University (NY) $ 20,104

St. Louis University $ 18,858

Clarkson University (NY) $ 18,723

University of St. Thomas (MN) $ 18,695

New York University $ 18,652

Howard University (DC) $ 17,077

Alliant International University (CA) $ 17,000

University of Hartford (CT) $ 16,790

Marquette University (WI) $ 16,770

DePaUL University (IL) $ 16,309

Catholic University of America (DC) $ 16,279

Northeastern University (MA) $ 16,085

Duquesne University (PA) $ 15,919

St. John's University (NY) $ 15,807

Miami University--Oxford (OH) $ 15,665

Seton Hall University (NJ) $ 15,660

University of Vermont $ 15,408

Baylor University (TX) $ 15,392

University of California--BerkeLey $ 15,203

Biola University (CA) $ 15,200

Drexel University (PA) $ 15,076

PACe University (NY) $ 15,062

University of Virginia $ 14,974

University of New Hampshire $ 14,888

Adelphi University (NY) $ 14,750

Texas Christian University $ 14,589

New School (NY) $ 14,338

University of Alabama--Birmingham $ 14,304

Univ. Of California--Santa Cruz $ 14,285

Univ. Of California--Los Angeles $ 14,036

Nova Southeastern University (FL) $ 13,662

Univ. Of California--Riverside $ 13,538

Univ. Of California--Santa Barbara $ 13,437

Temple University (PA) $ 13,365

Univ. Of California--San Diego $ 13,342

New Jersey Inst. Of Technology $ 13,200

University of California--Irvine $ 12,914

Hofstra University (NY) $ 12,750

Univ. Of Maryland--College Park $ 12,598

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry $ 12,450

University of California--Davis $ 11,697

University of Rhode Island $ 11,659

University of Pittsburgh $ 11,605

Rutgers--New Brunswick (NJ) $ 11,569

SUNY--Binghamton $ 11,516

Univ. Of Wisconsin--Madison $ 11,288

Univ. Of Massachusetts--Amherst $ 11,276

Purdue Univ .-- West Lafayette (IN) $ 11,256

University of Delaware $ 11,100

Univ. Of Minnesota--Twin Cities $ 11,007

University ofWashington $ 10,900

University of Illinois--Chicago $ 10,753

TexasA & MUniv .-- College Station $ 10,747

College ofWilliam and Mary (VA) $ 10,682

Univ. Of Missouri--Columbia $ 10,676

University of Missouri--Rolla $ 10,513

University of Michigan--Ann Arbor $ 10,234

University of Florida $ 10,227

Rutgers--Newark (NJ) $ 10,138

U. of North Carolina--Chapel Hill $ 10,051

Southern Illinois U .-- Carbondale $ 10,016

University of Colorado--BoULder $ 9,973

U. of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign $ 9,939

Univ. Of Missouri--Kansas City $ 9,859

U. of Maryland--Baltimore County $ 9,827

University of Oklahoma $ 9,782

Ohio State University--Columbus $ 9,726

TexasWoman's University $ 9,718

Univ. Of Missouri--St. Louis $ 9,633

Central Michigan University $ 9,632

National-Louis University (IL) $ 9,559

University of Northern Colorado $ 9,529

Univ. Of South Carolina--Columbia $ 9,501

Northern Illinois University $ 9,489

University of Maine--Orono $ 9,460

University of Texas--El Paso $ 9,294

University of Idaho $ 9,287

University of South Florida $ 9,237