1. FELLOWSHIPS & FUNDING RESOURCES grad.wisc.edu
Graduate School
FELLOWSHIPS & FUNDING RESOURCES
grad.wisc.edu
Presented by: Cassandra Rademaekers

2. Common sources of funding
Graduate Assistantships
Fellowships
Traineeships
On campus employment
Off campus employment
Student Loans

3. LOOKING FOR FUNDING?
Stay in contact with your program, your advisor, and your Graduate Coordinator about funding opportunities
Regularly check the Student Job Center. Graduate assistantships of >33.3% include remission of all tuition
Gradconnections newsletter
Look for external fellowships
If you take out loans, understand the terms and conditions, and repayment options.

4. Examples of Types Funding
Conference and Research Travel
Dissertation Completion Fellowships
University Fellowships-one semester, academic year, or two year
AOF/GRS Funding

5. EXTERNAL FELLOWSHIPS
Visit the Grad School website to obtain on-line lists of some of the major external fellowships.
Grants Information Collection is great resource (Memorial Library).
The terms and conditions of fellowships can vary widely.
Some fellowships are supported financially by the Graduate School; others are not.
Call the Graduate School if you have questions about how a particular external fellowship will work on campus.

6. UNDERSTAND YOUR FUNDING
Start and end dates of your appointment
Stipend
How much, if anything, will be withheld
Eligibility for health insurance
Whether you need to pay segregated fees
Work schedule (if applicable)
Your enrollment obligations
Your main contact for your appointment
Overall, 84% of doctoral students and 48% of masters students enrolled full-time in graduate programs receive funding and tuition remission from the university for their graduate studies.

7. Cassandra Rademaekers
CONTACT INFORMATION
Irina Diaz
Fellowship & Funding Coordinator
Cassandra Rademaekers
Fellowships Director