In addition to teaching assistantships and research assistantships CU-Boulder's Graduate School provided over $2.7 million in fellowship and grant funding to more than 2,000 graduate students during 2008-2009, primarily through the departments.
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Sources of Financial Assistance
Fellowships
The University of Colorado at Boulder offers fellowship support to entering and continuing regular degree-seeking graduate students on the basis of academic promise or academic success. Students are nominated by their home departments.
Teaching and Research Assistantships
Many departments provide graduate students with teaching or research assistantships. These appointments provide a salary and tuition waiver, as well as a partial insurance benefit.
Training Grants
Departments may provide students with funding through training grants, providing graduate students the opportunity to work closely and collaboratively with mentors and other graduate students on specific, long-term research projects. Primarily science, engineering, and social science departments offer this type of grant. Students should consult directly with their home department to find out what opportunities are available in this area.
Loans
Information regarding loans is available at CU-Boulder's Office of Financial Aid>. Students applying for federal financial aid should submit the graduate version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible after January 1. Please note that you must be enrolled in at least four semester hours to be eligible to receive federal or state financial aid or to be eligible for a deferment on any of your federal loans.
Student Employment
Information regarding work-study is available at CU-Boulder's Office of Financial Aid. For students who are not awarded work-study, CU-Boulder's Student Employment Office posts an average of 600 part-time, on-campus and off-campus jobs for students. These notices are posted on bulletin boards outside UMC 165 as well as on the Student Employment Office's website.
Additional Funding
Additional funding may be sought from national, international, industrial, or foundation sources. A partial list of such sources is available on the Graduate School website. Other avenues to learn about these opportunities include career counseling offices and directories of funding sources such as the Annual Register of Grant Support and the Grants Register in university libraries.
For continuing graduate students, additional funding opportunities may be researched through the Graduate School website, the United Government of Graduate Students website, and your department.
