Scholarships
and Funding
I. Graduate
Assistantships (Program or Teaching)
The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis supported
27 graduate assistants, graduate fellows, and teaching assistants during
the academic year 2005-2006. Students in our Department also find work
opportunities through the Wisconsin Center for Educational Research (WCER),
Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE),
Center on Education and Work (CEW),
and The Wisconsin Center for Advancement of Post-Secondary Education (WISCAPE).
Eligibility
Graduate students admitted to the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
Department who have the necessary skills and experience to assist a professor
or project director in the teaching or research activities in which s/he
is engaged are eligible to apply for graduate assistantships. Graduate
assistantships are not offered as recruiting tools to students who are
applying for admission to the Department.
Stipend
25-50% appointments available. The salary rate for half-time appointments
(20 hours per week) is approximately $900 per month. One-third time (or
greater) appointments carry remission of tuition and the opportunity for
an excellent health insurance and benefits package.
Application Procedure
Graduate students who are seeking graduate assistantships should complete
the form at the bottom of this document and submit it along with a their
resume to Shari Smith, Student Services Coordinator, 1152 Educational
Sciences Bldg, 1025 W. Johnson St., Madison, WI 53706. Opportunities for
graduate assistantships may occur at any time. Your application will be
kept on file and you will be contacted when graduate assistantships become
available.
Application Deadline
On-going application
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II. Scholarships / Fellowships
A.
UW GRADUATE SCHOOL FELLOWSHIP
Eligiblity
Outstanding (top 5%) undergraduate and graduate records with minimum of
3.5 UGPA and 3.8 GGPA. Graduate Record Exam scores (General Aptitude)
must accompany application. Limited to incoming students and dissertators.
Stipend
$15,120 (2006-2007 stipend) and remission of out-of-state portion of tuition/fees.
Application Deadline
Determined by Graduate School
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B. VILAS TRAVEL
FUNDS – TRAVEL AWARDS FOR RESEARCH ABROAD (INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GRANTS
FOR DISSERTATION RESEARCH, FOREIGN TRAVEL)
Eligibility
Competition is open to Ph.D. candidates who must travel outside the United
States, Canada, and Puerto Rico for dissertation research. Prior to departure,
fellows must have successfully completed all requirements for the degree
except the Graduate School's residence requirement and the research and
writing of the dissertation. The Graduate Student Council selects recipients.
Stipend
Amounts (awarded only once) range from $600 to $1,500
Application Deadline
To be announced by Graduate Student Council
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C. KNAPP HOUSE GRADUATE PROGRAM
The Knapp House is a unique community of scholars founded on the principles
of scholarship, leadership, and a breadth of ideas.
The University of Wisconsin purchased the former Governor's Mansion in
1951 with funds from the Knapp Memorial Graduate Program. Since 1954,
the Kohler Foundation has generously assured continuation of the program
by funding twelve fellowships. These fellowships provide free housing
and offer an exceptional opportunity for graduate students from diverse
disciplines to live together at the Knapp House, sharing research, culture
and interests. Fellows host monthly seminar dinners that serve as a formal
setting for the exchange of ideas. For these events, fellows recruit speakers,
invite guests from across campus and the community, and prepare and serve
an elegant dinner. For further information about the Knapp House, please
check out our website at: http://www.sit.wisc.edu/%7Eknapphouse/
Eligibility
Students making satisfactory progress towards a degree and meeting one
of the following criteria:
• Ph.D. and SJD candidates with dissertator status
• Third year MFA candidates
• Third year professional school candidate (Law, Medicine &
Veterinary Medicine)
Application Procedure
The department must submit:
1. A letter of support/recommendation from the student's advisor; and
2. A statement of nomination/endorsement from the Department Chair.
-Note: Each department may only nominate two candidates.
The student must submit:
1. A Curriculum Vitae;
2. A letter of interest. The letter of interest must include information
about academic and professional leadership, cultural, social & community
activities, team building experiences and extracurricular interests and
activities; and
3. A one-page summary of the student's dissertation topic (for public
audiences).
Contact & Submission
Knapp House Fellowship Committee
The Graduate School
Room 217, Bascom Hall
500 Lincoln Drive
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D. AASA SCHOLARSHIPS
Eligibility
Persons of demonstrated competence who are preparing for a professional
career in school administration. Numerous scholarships and awards are
available.
Stipend
See AASA website http://www.aasa.org/awards_and_scholarships/
Application Deadline
See AASA website http://www.aasa.org/awards_and_scholarships/
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E. SCHOOL
OF EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS / FELLOWSHIPS
School
of Education Graduate Opportunities Fellowship
Eligibility
To be eligible for AOF funding, prospective fellowship recipients must
be admissible to or enrolled in a graduate program at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison and be a United States citizen or Permanent Resident.
Preference should be given to those who claim Wisconsin as their legal
residence. In addition, the following criteria apply:
Targeted under-represented minority students
Black/African American
Native American
Hispanic: Mexican Americans, Chicano/as, Puerto Ricans
Southeast Asians: Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian and Vietnamese
OR
McNair Students: students who participated in a McNair Program
OR
Wisconsin residents who are first generation to complete a Bachelors
degree and who participated in a TRIO Program (Upward Bound, Talent Search,
Educational Opportunities Centers, Student Support Services)
Any student, who is nominated for AOF funding must be admitted full-standing.
Students admitted on probation need to be supported by their department
or themselves the first year until they demonstrate satisfactory progress.
The Graduate School will guarantee at least one year of incoming support.
MASTER'S CANDIDATES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ONLY ONE YEAR OF GOF FUNDING.
For prospective doctoral students only, we will guarantee a second year
of support (at the continuing rate), when the student becomes a dissertator,
provided the student has been supported for at least one year with the
match of at least 33 1/3 (or arranged) PA, TA, RA, traineeship, or departmental
fellowship. An eligible fellow may receive a maximum of two years of GOF
funding.
Continuing GOF Students
Doctoral candidates may receive a second year of GOF funding, provided
the student has received at least one year of additional support of at
least 33 1/3% (or arranged) PA, TA, RA, or traineeship. The year of matching
support may precede both years of GOF funding or follow the first year
of GOF funding, or be determined by the Department. Students may receive
no more than two years of GOF fellowship while at UW-Madison.
Stipend
$14,642 (9 month academic year 2008-2009 stipend) M.S. Degree candidates
will be eligible for one year of AOF support. Ph.D. candidates will be
eligible for no more than 2 years of AOF support. Fellowship includes
full tuition, segregated fees, health insurance eligibility and a $600
Vilas Welcome Week award stipend.
Application Procedure
Students are nominated by their department and may be required to interview
with the Admissions and Student Personnel Committee prior to being offered
a fellowship.
Application Deadline
Mid-February (Contact the Department for further information)
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Arvil
S. Barr Graduate Fellowship (Academic Year)
The Arvil S. Barr Graduate Fellowships are academic-year, full-time awards
set at the level of the full-time Graduate School Fellowships at $17,000
(2008-2009 rate). The recipients' tuition and fringe benefits will also
be paid. Recipients must hold no other appointment from the University.
The runner-up for the fellowships will receive a $5,000 Thora Wick Homme
Memorial Scholarship.
Eligibility
The recipients must be dissertators in the School of Education whose academic
and research program focus is on learning, teaching, or teacher education.
(NOTE: If the recipient selected for this fellowship receives any other
University support, it may affect the amount awarded and/or the recipient’s
eligibility to receive this fellowship.)
Application Procedure
There is no application form. Each department may submit no more than
two nominations. Nominations must include the following:
1) A 3-5 page, double-spaced statement by the nominee describing his or
her academic program, research interests and plan (theories on which the
dissertation is grounded - present a rational and conceptual framework
for the study.
2) What the candidate hopes to accomplish during the year the fellowship
is received.
3) The student's transcript and vita.
4) Two faculty letters of support, one of which must be from the student's
major professor.
Application Deadline
To be announced (typically mid-February)
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Arvil
S. Barr Graduate Fellowship (Summer)
The summer award will consist of a single payment of $2,500 that will
be sent to the recipient in late July.
Eligibility
The recipients must be an advanced graduate student in the School of Education
whose major focus, in terms of program of studies and research projects,
is teacher education. The recipient must hold no other summer appointments
from the University and does not have to be enrolled during the summer.
Students at or near the dissertation level have been selected most frequently
for this award in previous years, though dissertation status is not a
requirement.
Application Procedure
There is no application form. Each department may submit only one nomination.
Nominations must include the following:
1) A 3-5 page, double-spaced statement by the nominee describing his
or her academic program, research interests and plan.
2) What the candidate hopes to accomplish during the year the fellowship
is received.
3) The student's transcript and vita.
4) A letter of recommendation written by the chair or the student's major
professor, and at least one other faculty letter of recommendation.
Application Deadline
To be announced (typically mid-February)
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Henry
Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship
Eligibility
Full-time graduate student. Nomination process.
Stipend
$14,850 Tuition remission, benefits, and a $1,500 flexible fund award
Application Deadline
To be announced
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Homme Wick
Scholarship
Eligiblity
Awarded to the runner-up in the Arvil S. Barr Fellowship competition
Stipend
$2,500
Application Deadline
Automatic application with Arvil S. Barr Fellowship
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Wisconsin
Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in Technical College Leadership
(NOT AVAILABLE FOR 2008-2009)
Academic Year 2005-2006
Today's global, technology intensive, and rapidly changing economy requires
the development of new approaches to teaching and learning technical and
professional expertise. To meet these challenges, scholar-leaders in the
nation's 2-year colleges must conduct research that guides the design
of new instructional practices and policies. The development of scholar-leaders
is critical to increasing access to high quality technical education and
lifelong learning experiences for the nation's citizens. With generous
support from the Morgridge Family Foundation, the Wisconsin Alumni Research
Foundation, and the University of Wisconsin Foundation, and endowed fellowship
was created in 2002 to support advanced graduate study in Technical Educational
Leadership in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The fellowship will be awarded on a competitive basis for up to two years
of full-time graduate study, pending the availability of fellowship funding.
Prospective fellows must be admitted to graduate study level in Educational
Leadership and Policy Analysis prior to being considered for a fellowship
appointment. A 5-person selection committee will be appointed by the Chair
of the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis to screen
the applicants and select the fellow. The committee will include representatives
from the faculty, the Wisconsin Technical College System Office, and the
presidents of the Wisconsin Technical Colleges.
Applicants for the Fellowship:
1. Must have completed course work and the Ph.D. qualifying examination
in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis with
a focus on higher and post-secondary education.
2. Currently hold or aspire to obtain a leadership position in the Wisconsin
Technical College System.
3. Must engage in full-time graduate study during the period of the fellowship.
Fellowship Benefits (estimated for 2005-2006)
- Academic Year Stipend $14,850
- Tuition and Fee Waiver $ 7,592 or $1810 (dissertator
tuition)
- Research and Travel Support $ 1,500
- Total $23,942 (approximate)
The Morgridge Fellow will also be provided with office space, technology
support, and project affiliation opportunities at the Center on Education
and Work.
Additional information on the Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship
Program can be found at the following website, http://info.gradsch.wisc.edu/fellows/index.html
Application Procedures and Deadline:
Upon announcement, please submit the following information
to L. Allen Phelps at the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy
Analysis, Room 1152, 1025 W. Johnson St., Madison, WI 53706:
- A cover letter describing your interest in the Technical College Leadership
Fellowship
Transcripts of completed graduate course work
- A statement describing your dissertation research and career goals
- Three letters of recommendation that address your potential contribution
to the goals of the Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in Technical
College Leadership, including a letter from a college president or officials
associated with the State Board.
Application Deadline: Mid-February by announcement
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Theodora
Herfurth Kubly Graduate Fellowship
Elibibility
Dissertation-level fellowship for a minority gaduate student. By nomination.
Stipend
$17,100 (2008-09 rate) includes tuition and benefits.
Application Deadline
To be announced
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Wisconsin-Spencer
Doctoral Research Program (DRP)
Anchored by funds from the Spencer Foundation and the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Graduate School, the School of Education offers a program designed to
provide extra opportunities and support for doctoral students who are
preparing for careers in educational research. This program is intended
to strengthen and supplement, not to supplant, the training that students
receive in their departments. In addition to regular departmental work,
participant’s work with diverse faculty, apprentice research projects,
participate in common seminars, and present their own research. All participants
are eligible for funds to cover limited professional expenses such as
travel to a professional meeting or computer software. In addition, some
students receive fellowship support for four years: two year from the
Spencer Foundation or the Graduate School and two additional years from
their home departments.
Application Procedure
The Doctoral Research Program is open to all students in the School of
Education who are currently in their first or second year of doctoral
work. Thus, students enter the program in the second or third year of
graduate student. Either a student or advisor may initiate an application
for admission to the DRP, but both must be involved in the application
process. After reviewing the description of the DRP and determining whether
it matches the student’s needs, and applicant and his/her advisor
prepare a statement of the student’s reasons for wanting to join
the program, anticipated professional directions, and an initial program
plan that lays out anticipated courses and research experiences for at
least one year, preferably two. The application is then submitted to the
student’s home department. Departments rank their applicants and
submit their rankings along with their applications to the DRP.
Application Deadline
Early January by announcement
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F. Department
of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
Scholarships / Fellowships
Support for
Student Research Travel
In recent years the Department has been able to provide some financial
assistance to students attending conferences of professional organizations
and associations such as those listed on our website (on the Department’s
home page, choose “reference,” “links,” and “professional
organizations and associations”. The amount of funding available
each year depends on a number of factors including the number of students
requesting support, travel and registration costs, and the interest earned
by Department accounts at the UW Foundation. Historically, the Department
has provided students with travel support ranging from $150-400 for one
conference annually, with preference given to students who will present
a paper or who have been chosen to represent the Department at a national
conference (e.g. UCEA Graduate Student Research Seminar), or whose travel
is related to dissertation research.
Application Procedure and Deadline
http://www.education.wisc.edu/elpa/reference/forms.htm
(Choose Travel Reimbursement Form)
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Henry
C. Ahrnsbrak Scholarship
Eligibility
Financial assistance to a graduate student(s) in ELPA. Preference given to (1)
a Nigerian student, (2) any foreign student, and (3) any underrepresented
American citizen. May also be used to support grants for dissertations, especially on multi-disciplinary topics.
Stipend
Approximately $2,000-$6,000
Application Deadline
Mid-February by announcement
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Genevieve
Gorst Herfurth Award for Outstanding Research in Social Studies
(by nomination)
$600 (approximate) awarded to doctoral student(s) who has demonstrated
outstanding research and scholarly writing accomplishments in the social
studies.
Publication of the students’ work may already have occurred or
may be the students’ ultimate goal, but prior publication or acceptance
for publication is NOT a prerequisite for the award. The requirement for
the award is that the work by excellent and demonstrate “outstanding
research in the social studies.” The students’ work may be
a book, manuscript, seminar paper, course paper, or paper submitted for
presentation at a professional conference or to a scholarly journal. Thesis
and dissertations may not be submitted, although the student may submit
papers derived from these larger works. Only students who are currently
enrolled are eligible.
Each submission must be accompanied by a brief latter of nomination from
a Social Studies Division faculty member. In the letter of nomination,
please describe the submitted work, its contribution to its field and
to social studies, and tell us what makes the material worthy of this
award. Please verify, too, that the student author has indeed produced
the work him/herself, and that the author is a doctoral student. The award
can only be given on the basis of a sole-authored paper. For future nominations,
whenever a student completes a promising paper that leads to co-authorship
for publication with a faculty member, please be sure to retain the sole-authored
version for nomination for this award.
Application Procedure
Submit six copies of each student’s work and the faculty letter
of nomination to Department Admissions and Student Personnel Committee.
Application Deadline
To be announced (typically late March)
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Earl E.
Hoffmann Graduate Fellowship
Eligibility
Interested applications must have been admitted to the Graduate School
and be enrolled full-time in a degree program in the Department of Educational
Leadership and Policy Analysis during the academic year they are applying
for.
Stipend
Graduate student fellowship in the amount of $2000 (approximately) for
the academic year.
Application Procedure
Applicants will be required to submit the following materials:
1. A 300-500 word essay describing the reasons for pursuing a degree
in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at UW-Madison and future
career goals.
2. A letter of support for the scholarship from your major advisor in
the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
3. A short statement of financial need.
Application materials should be
submitted to:
Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis Scholarship Committee
Attention: Shari Smith
1152 Educational Sciences Building
1025 W. Johnson Street
Madison, WI 53706
(608)263-2701
Application Deadline
To be announced (typically mid-February)
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Lanore
A. Netzer and Glen G. Eye Scholarships
Eligibility
Interested applications must have been admitted to the Graduate School
and be enrolled full-time in a degree program in the Department of Educational
Leadership and Policy Analysis during the academic year they are applying
for the scholarship. One scholarship will be awarded to a female graduate
student and one to a male graduate student.
Stipend
$7000 per year (2008-2009 stipend)
The amount of the awards will be approximately $1750 per semester and
will be given to two full-time graduate students majoring in educational
administration or supervision of instruction.
Application Procedure
Applicants will be required to submit the following materials:
1. A 300-500 word essay describing current extra-curricular activities
and future career plans.
2. A letter of support for the scholarship from your major advisor in
the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
3. A short statement of financial need.
Application materials should be
submitted to:
Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis Scholarship Committee
Attention: Shari Smith
1152 Educational Sciences Building
1025 W. Johnson Street
Madison, WI 53706
(608)263-2701
Application Deadline
To be announced (typically mid-February)
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George
Tipler School Law Study Program
Eligibility
The George Tipler family has funded an annual grant to be given to a student
in the administrator preparation program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Mr. Tipler was
the former Executive Director of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards.
Recipient must be enrolled in an administrator preparation program in
the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. The grant
is for the study of a school legal issue.
Stipend
The amount of the grant in 2006 was $600.
Application Procedure
An application for the grant should include a one or two page description
of the school legal issue to be studied and the proposed use of the grant
funds. The application should be submitted to Professor Julie Mead or
Professor Paul Bredeson, Chair, of the Department of Educational Leadership
and Policy Analysis.
Application Deadline
Early June by announcement.
III. Graduate Research Seminars
David L. Clark National Graduate Student Research Seminar
Brief History of the David L. Clark National Graduate Student Research Seminar
The David L. Clark National Graduate Student Research Seminar emerged from the 2-3 day regional series of graduate student seminars held by UCEA since 1966. At first held in member institutions, UCEA announced that it would support two graduate student seminars beginning in 1979. UCEA demonstrated its support by providing a grant to the host institution to cover some of the expenses of the students sent to the seminar, by publicizing the seminar in its news releases and newsletter, the UCEA Review, and by providing a forum of the proceedings in the UCEA Review. By 1984, the seminar had adopted a new title: National Graduate Students Research Seminar in Educational Administration and had begun to hold the seminar prior to the American Educational Research Association (AERA) meeting. At this time, the event was co-sponsored by AERA and the National Institute of Education (NIE). The seminar changed again as NIE folded. UCEA stepped in and provided financial support beginning in 1986. By 1987, UCEA and AERA were joined by the US Department of Education Office of Research in their sponsorship of the seminar. Another change occurred in 1998 when UCEA, AERA Divisions A and L, and Corwin Press joined together to sponsor the graduate student seminar. In 1999, the graduate student seminar adopted its current title: David L. Clark National Graduate Student Research Seminar in Educational Administration & Policy in honor of David L. Clark who had passed away in 1988.
Nomination Process
Each year, students are chosen to participate in the seminar through a rigorous selection process: first, they are nominated as candidates by their department chair or dean; second, they develop a detailed research proposal which outlines salient features of their study; finally, the proposals are blind reviewed by members of the planning committee, which selects the forty highest-ranking nominees.
Nominees
Nominees should be outstanding doctoral students in educational leadership, administration, and/or policy, seeking careers in research. Nominees must have substantially completed their courses and must have formulated a dissertation proposal. Nominations of students from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged. Invitations will be issued to 40 doctoral students, with competition based on the judged quality of the student’s research and capacity to gain from and contribute to the seminar.
Nomination Form and Abstract of Student Research From and Other Information Relating to the David L. Clark Seminar (available online at
http://www.ucea.org/)
Barbara L. Jackson Scholars Program (UCEA)
UCEA Barbara L. Jackson Scholars Network
In November 2003, members of the UCEA Plenum voted to create the UCEA Barbara L. Jackson Scholars Network. Through this effort, UCEA will create a network of graduate students of color who are studying in UCEA members’ educational leadership doctoral programs and who are planning to enter the professoriate.
The Purposes of This Network are to
a. Provide a system of support for students of color across UCEA member institutions that will continue as they enter the professorial role and begin to mentor others into the profession.
b. Ensure the presence of minority faculty in educational leadership programs in numbers sufficient to assure that UCEA programs will reflect the diversity of our society and schools.
c. Support the K-12 environment’s need for a larger pool of administrators from minority groups, through enhanced abilities to recruit them into university programs
d. Demonstrate UCEA’s commitment to diversity, equity, and social justice
Guidelines
Each UCEA Institution is encouraged to identify a minimum of one and preferably more graduate students who will be named a UCEA Barbara L. Jackson Scholar.
Once identified, the UCEA Barbara L. Jackson Scholars will receive formal recognition at their institutions and within the UCEA consortium.
The UCEA Barbara L. Jackson Scholars will become part of a UCEA network, with a space on the website, and based on the ability of UCEA to acquire external funding, will engage in a graduate student seminar held annually during the UCEA Convention, participating in listservs and other forms of communication,
UCEA will develop a mentoring program for Jackson Scholars, through which scholars will receive mentoring in publishing, teaching and navigating higher education.
Each UCEA Institution is expected to make a financial commitment to sending the UCEA Barbara L. Jackson Scholars to the UCEA convention where they will have opportunities to connect and work with one another and to provide the scholar with research and teaching opportunities within their home institution.
UCEA will seek funds to support this network.
UCEA headquarters will assure that this information on this effort is disseminated widely to garner support and broaden job opportunities for the students.
Rationale
Although the US, UK , and Canada are becoming increasingly diverse, the teaching and leadership corps of these countries, and higher education leadership faculty, continue to be predominantly white. Data from 1999-2000 % indicate that only 14.8% of school administrators in the US are people of color. In colleges of education, where most of these school and school system leaders are being educated, the percent of faculty members of color is 15.5 %. Without some proactive intervention, it does not appear that these figures will change very greatly in the next decade.
In his book Building Bridges delineating the history of UCEA, Jack Culbertson notes that UCEA was influenced at its beginnings by the fundamental belief that schools and universities must work together to improve educational leadership preparation and that “leadership was a prerequisite for human progress,” (p. 24) In recent years, both its membership criteria and its strategic plan, UCEA has taken a public stand to foster “human progress” through its support of equity and social justice in our institutions, our organization, and our work We pride ourselves on having a membership that is considered among the best doctoral granting educational leadership programs in the world. In order to maintain that status, it is imperative that we model what we believe by having a diverse faculty.
Establishing a support network for students of color planning on entering educational leadership programs in higher education will help in recruiting students from minority groups into our programs and thus into K-12 and higher education positions; will expand our capacity to place and retain minorities in positions in UCEA institutions, and will lessen the isolation often felt by minorities as they matriculate in their studies and work in our institutions, Taking this action will also assist in assuring that our institutional cultures are more welcoming and comfortable for students of color, enhance our capacity to more fully understand students from differing backgrounds, broaden the research perspectives in our field, and enhance our credibility in higher education and in K-12 schooling. Finally, this action continues the legacy upon which our organization was built.
Nomination Form (available on line at http://www.ucea.org/)
ASHE Public Policy Seminar for Advanced Graduate Students
The Association for the Study of Higher Education is headquartered at Michigan State University (http://www.ashe.ws/index.htm)
The Annual Graduate Student Seminar on Higher Education Policy is held prior to the ASHE Annual Meeting in November. The Policy Seminar provides graduate students with opportunities to meet and interact with researchers and other individuals who are knowledgeable about critical policy issue in higher education, policy formation and formulation, as well as state politics. This seminar also offers students a splendid opportunity to interact with other graduate students with similar interests from universities across the country.
Nomination Form (available online at http://www.ashe.ws/futureconf.htm) Click on ANNUAL CONFERENCE and select GRAD STUDENTS on menu listing.
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IV. More Funding
Resources:
UW-Madison Resources
Work-study and Loans
Information on loans and work-study programs can be obtained from the
Office of Student Financial Aids, 432 N. Murray Street, Madison, WI 53706
(608-262-3030) or visit their website at http://www.osfs.wisc.edu/.
International Students
International students should view the following website for information
on financial aid http://www.wisc.edu/internationalinstitute/
Veteran Students
Veterans Assistance on VA benefits may be obtained by writing Veterans
Affairs, A.W. Peterson Bldg, 750 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706,
or by contacting the organization of campus veterans, Vets for Vets, 714
University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706 (608-263-3456).
UW Fellowships Office Newsletter
Provides information on various fellowships for specific academic fields
or minority populations and includes links to various external fellowships.
http://info.gradsch.wisc.edu/admin/fellowships/newsletadv.html
UW Memorial Library Grants Information
Center
Is an authoritative source of information on scholarships, fellowships,
grants, and other funding opportunities for individuals. It also holds
a collection of books, periodicals, pamphlets and a sampling of videos
on fund raising, proposal writing, and philanthropy.
http://grants.library.wisc.edu/
UW Office of Student Financial Services
Assists students whose personal and family resources are not adequate
to cover the cost of attending UW-Madison by organizing loans, grants,
and work-study
assistance. The office also offers financial affairs counseling and information
on
departmental and non-University scholarships.
http://www.osfs.wisc.edu/
UW Office of Human Resources
Has on line access to openings in university and non-university jobs of
interest to
students.
http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/index.htm
UW Teaching Assistant and Program Assistant
Openings
A link to the Student Job Center's list of some of the TA and PA positions
currently available on the UW campus.
http://jobcenter.wisc.edu/
Further funding information can be found in the Graduate School Bulletin
and by contacting the Graduate School Fellowships Office, 217 Bascom Hall,
500 Lincoln Drive, Madison, WI 53706, (608) 262-5837. The Graduate School
Website can be found at http://www/wisc.edu/grad.
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Private and Federal Funding
Social Science Research Center (SSRC)
Provides predissertation and dissertation fellowships, postdoctoral fellowships,
and advanced research grants in the social sciences, humanities and some
natural sciences.
http://www.ssrc.org/
American Association of University Women
(AAUW) Foundation
Funds research on women and education, supports community action projects,
and provides fellowships and grants for women who subscribe to the missions
of advancing education, research, and self-development for women and of
fostering equity and positive societal change.
http://www.aauw.org/
American Indian College Fund
The American Indian College Fund raises scholarship, endowment and operating
funds for the 30 tribally-controlled colleges.
http://www.collegefund.org/missing.shtml
United Negro College Fund
UNCF is a fund-raising consortium administering over 400 scholarships
programs for African American, provides technical assistance for HBCUs,
and conducts research and data collection on African American education.
http://www.uncf.org/
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund is the largest Hispanic scholarship-granting
organization in the nation. It provides financial assistance to outstanding
Hispanic students in higher education throughout the US and Puerto Rico.
http://www.hsf.net/
Financial Aid Information Page
A comprehensive, independent, and objective guide to student financial
aid, sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
(NASFAA)
http://www.finaid.org/
Student Services
A database of more than 180,000 scholarships, grants, fellowships, and
loans representing billions of dollars in private sector funding for college
students living in the United States.
http://www.studentservices.com/
Colleges, College Scholarships and Financial
Aid Page
http://www.collegescholarships.com/
MOLIS Scholarship Search
A searchable database on minority scholarships and fellowships available
from the Federal Information Exchange, Washington, D.C. Search by state,
school, organization or topic of study to get application information.
http://www.sciencewise.com/
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Search Engines and Financial Aid Directories
Fast Web
"The Internet's largest free scholarship search."
Assists students through a comprehensive, personalized scholarship search,
a
directory of information on specific colleges and information on admissions,
financial aid, money management, career planning, jobs and life after
college.
http://www.fastweb.com/
Yahoo's Search Engine for Financial Aid
for Education
Database of financial aid and scholarships for education.
http://d4.dir.dcn.yahoo.com/education/financial_aid/
American Association of International
Educators
AIE promotes the exchange of students and scholars to and from the United
States. Their website contains useful information for U.S. students interested
in study abroad and a wealth of practical advice and financial aid information
for foreign nationals studying in the U.S.
http://www.nafsa.org/
Council of Graduate Schools
Additional links of interest to graduate students.
http://www.cgsnet.org/
College Board On Line
Contains a wealth of information on financial aid services and a scholarship
search function to help identify scholarships, loans, internships and
other financial aid programs that match your education level, talents,
and background.
http://www.collegeboard.com/
Department of Education
Includes information on the need-based grants, loans, and work-study funds
available through federal financial assistance and the on line version
of DOE's Student Guide to Financial Aid.
http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml
National Science Foundation
See NSF's section on grants and proposal preparation and award information.
http://www.nsf.gov/
National Research Council
Information on the predoctoral, dissertation, and postdoctoral fellowship
programs administered by the fellowship office of the National Research
Council, including Ford Foundation Fellowships for Minorities.
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fellowships/
College Aid Sources for Higher Education
http://www.wiredscholar.com/index.jsp
Social Science Research Council
http://www.ssrc.org/
Student Loan.com
http://www.estudentloan.com/
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