Receiving a Fulbright Scholarship sure sounds impressive. If you’re a Rhodes Scholar no one would doubt your academic chops. But what exactly are they? They’re just two of several international grants and fellowships that fund a wide variety of independently-designed projects and advanced academic study abroad for recent college graduates. In other words, you could get paid to study a topic ...

What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “work your way through school?” Waiting tables? Working the night shift? What about standing in front of a roomful of freshman students teaching course material? Many university graduate programs offer the opportunity to become a graduate teaching assistant (TA). A TA position offers many benefits, including relief from paying full tuition and ...

The Jack Kent Cooke Dissertation Fellowship Award is available to advanced doctoral students who are completing dissertations that further understanding of the educational pathways and experiences of high-achieving, low-income students. [gate] Applications are encouraged from a variety of disciplines including, but not limited to, education, sociology, economics, psychology, statistics, and psychometrics. Deadline: 2/4/13 Website: Jack Kent Cooke Dissertation Fellowship Award. ...