The Graduate School Funding Handbook Third Edition April Vahle Hamel and
Jennifer S. Furlong "There are a lot of books, manuals, and websites
that graduate students may use. . . . But this slim . . . volume packs
the most useful advice on how to apply, why to apply, and where to
apply. Beyond practical advice on applications, the book contains
valuable career guidance that will help students
professionalize."--Communicator, in a review of previous editions For
more than fifteen years The Graduate School Funding Handbook has been
an invaluable resource for students applying to graduate school in the
United States or abroad, at the master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral
levels. Illuminating the competitive world of graduate education funding
in the arts, humanities, sciences, and engineering, the book offers
general and specific information in an intelligent, comprehensive, and
straightforward manner so that readers can save time and make winning
grant and fellowship applications. The authors include detailed
descriptions of the types of funding offered graduate students, ranging
from tuition scholarships to assistantships, work-study opportunities,
and university loan programs. In addition, the handbook thoroughly
covers the availability of nationally prominent grants and fellowships
through the federal government and private organizations. This revised
third edition provides a wealth of additional information and advice and
details a number of new grant opportunities including several aimed at
women, minorities, and other underrepresented student groups. Covering
fellowships and grants for individual training, study abroad, research,
dissertations, and postdoctoral work, the book includes useful
addresses, deadlines, number of available awards, number of applicants,
purpose of grants and restrictions, duration of awards, applicant
eligibility, and application requirements. The information is
comprehensive, detailed, and current, based on data from funding
agencies through interviews, review of application packets, web site
information, and the authors' many years of experience in the field.
April Vahle Hamel is retired Associate Dean of the Graduate School
of Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. Jennifer
S. Furlong served as Associate Director for Graduate Students in the
career services offices of both Columbia University and the University
of Pennsylvania. She is coauthor of The Academic Job Search Handbook,
also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. 2011 216 pages
6 x 9 ISBN 978-0-8122-2169-5 Paper $21.95t £14.50 ISBN 978-0-8122-0707-1
Ebook $21.95t £14.50 World Rights Education Short copy: Illuminating the
competitive world of graduate education funding in the arts, humanities,
sciences, and engineering, this newly updated and expanded handbook
offers general and specific information in an intelligent,
comprehensive, and straightforward manner so that students can save time
and make winning grant and fellowship applications.
