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Graduate Funding Information Service: International Students
Online guide and resources for graduate students looking for funding opportunities.
International Student Workshop Materials
Graduate Funding for International Students Workshop | April 25, 2019
This Graduate Funding Information Service (GFIS) workshop covered funding resources for international graduate students at UW, including fellowships, scholarships, and employment to help finance tuition, research, and travel. The workshop provided an overview of resources and strategies for finding funding.
An updated handout and slides from the April 25, 2019 event can be found here:
Recordings of April 30, 2015 Graduate Funding International Students Workshop can be found here:
Tools for Finding External Funding
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Institute of International Education Funding For US StudyFunding for US Study Online is an extensive database of scholarships, fellowships and grants organized and maintained by the Institute of International Education (IIE). Funding for US Study includes all types of funding programs, for all levels of post-secondary study, across the full range of academic areas.
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Harvard School of Education Funding ListsThese funding lists are great resources for all international students, not just those in the field of education or studying at Harvard. Scroll down to find PDFs with funding opportunities organized by country.
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InternationalScholarships.comIncludes drop-down menus to select subject, country of citizenship, and country of study.
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International Education Financial Aid Scholarship SearchIEFA is a resource for financial aid, scholarship, and grant information for US and international students wishing to study abroad. College scholarship search and grant listings, plus international student loan programs and other information to promote study abroad.
On-Campus Resources
Assistantships at UW
International students can hold assistantships at the University of Washington. Teaching assistants (TAs) must meet an English-language proficiency requirement. For more information about assistantships and how to find them, see the "Funding from UW" tab on this guide.
UW International Student Services
International Student Services (ISS) can help with questions about visa status and eligibility for on- or off-campus employment.
UW Graduate School Core Programs
Core Programs offers a number of events to support graduate students at UW, including international students. Check out their events calendar for more information.
Using Funding Databases
In some funding databases, you are able to filter your search based on citizenship. This is especially important for international students as this filter will often display results that are specific to your country of citizenship, or results that do not have citizenship requirements at all. Below we offer an example of how to take advantage of these filters in one of the public funding databases linked on our research guide.
In UCLA Graduate and Postdoctoral Extramural Support (GRAPES) Database
To see opportunities for non-US residents, select the "US citizen not required" box from the filters list on the left hand side of the page.
In Harvard University CARAT Database for Grants and Fellowships
To see opportunities for non-US residents, click on the "CARAT database" button, and then scroll down to the "Citizenship Requirement" section on the lower-lefthand side. Click on the "International Student/Scholar" box.
