In addition to teaching assistantships and research assistantships CU-Boulder's Graduate School provided over $2.2 million in fellowship and grant funding to more than 1000 graduate students during 2006.
Did You Know?
Sources of Financial Assistance
University of Colorado at Boulder
Fellowships
The Graduate School offers University of Colorado fellowships, diversity
fellowships, and Chancellor's Graduate Fellowships.
University of Colorado fellowships are awarded to entering and continuing
regular degree-seeking graduate students on the basis of academic promise
or academic success. Students are nominated by their
departments.
The Chancellor's Graduate Fellowship Program, instituted
in 1984-85, attracts outstanding students for graduate study at the University
of Colorado. Selected students receive a stipend of $20,000 for two academic
years and a full waiver of all tuition and fees. Recipients must be entering
master's or doctoral degree programs and be nominated by their department.
Fellowships, traineeships, and scholarships are also offered by some departments.
Applications for financial support are due in the departments by the announced
deadlines; most departments must receive applications by January 15.
Teaching and Research Assistantships
Departments may award teaching or research assistantships, which provide
a salary and a tuition waiver based on the percentage of time of the
appointment and a partial insurance benefit.
Office of Financial Aid
Federal Financial Aid
Students applying for financial aid should submit the graduate version
of the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible after January 1.
CU-Boulder Scholarship Guide for Graduate Students
A comprehensive guide on general scholarships, college/school/department
scholarships, and donor information. The best way to apply is through
the Office of Financial Aid's online scholarship application.
Student Employment
The Student Employment Office posts an average of 600 part-time, on-campus
and off-campus jobs for students who were not awarded work study. The
bulletin boards are located outside UMC 165, and the jobs are also posted
on the available jobs page.
For more information go to the Office
of Financial Aid web site.
International Opportunities
The university encourages graduate students to apply for international
research and study fellowships. The Office of International Education
has information and advice on how to apply for different fellowships including
Fulbrights, CU-sponsored graduate fellowships abroad in Germany, and many
other programs.
Additional Funding
McNair Scholars are elegible to receive a waiver of the graduate school application fee. Additional funding opportunities are available to continuing graduate students.
Visit the graduate school website, the united government of graduate students website, and your department for additional information.
Unfortunately, CU-Boulder cannot offer financial awards to all qualified applicants. Prospective applicants are urged to apply for fellowships or grants from national, international, industrial or foundation sources. Information on such fellowships may be obtained through undergraduate financial aid or career counseling offices or from directories of funding sources, such as the Annual Register of Grant Support and The Grants Register, in university libraries.
See the list of national funding sites for some of the major non-University fellowships for which U.S. citizens or permanent residents may apply.
