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Immigration:
Employment for Students
Financial Aid Resources As an international student, finding financial aid to support your education in the U.S.A. is challenging. Many U.S. colleges and universities offer limited financial aid for international students, as is the case with Tufts University.
For undergraduate study in general, there is limited money available within the American university system and almost no funding available from outside funds and scholarships.
For graduate study, many graduate departments at U.S. universities
offer teaching assistantships or research assistantships to their
graduate students (students pursuing a master's or doctoral degree).
Assistantships usually involve a
tuition award and some sort of salary in return for teaching or
research duties. Such funds are generally controlled by individual
departments at the university.
Listed here are some resources from agencies, institutions, and
foundations outside of Tufts University that offer scholarships/grants
and financial aid for foreign nationals who wish to study in the U.S.A.
You will find two types of financial aid: (1)scholarships/grants and (2)loans.
- Scholarships/grants are aid which does not have to be repaid.
- Loans are money borrowed to cover school costs, which must be repaid
(usually with interest) over a specified period of time (usually after
the student has left school or graduated).
Please note that each type of aid requires specific conditions
and qualifications for applicants, such as a field of study, current
degree held, age, gender, citizenship, and so on. You need to look
through the instructions thoroughly. There tends to be more aid in
specific areas of study such as Art, Environmental Studies,
Engineering, and Natural Sciences. Also, the higher a degree sought,
the more opportunities exist.
We hope this information will be helpful for you to find some
aids suit your qualifications and needs. Good luck!
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