USA · CHAPTER 8
Funding yourUS degree.
The biggest source of funding is the university itself: merit scholarships for undergraduates and teaching or research assistantships (often with tuition waivers) for graduate students. Fulbright-Nehru fellowships through USIEF fund selected Indian master's and doctoral students.
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| Funding | Covers | How |
|---|---|---|
| Fulbright-Nehru Master's | Tuition, living, travel | Apply to USIEF; work experience usually required |
| Teaching / research assistantship | Stipend and often tuition waiver | Through your department, mostly PhD |
| University merit scholarships | Partial tuition | Often automatic with admission |
| Private trusts (Inlaks, Tata trusts, others) | Varies | Separate applications |
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Where funding comes from
- University merit scholarships, often automatic with the admission review
- Departmental assistantships (TA, RA, GA)
- Fulbright-Nehru Master's Fellowships for professionals
- JN Tata Endowment loan scholarships, Inlaks and K.C. Mahindra scholarships for Indian students
- Professional associations and company scholarships in your field
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Your questions, answered.
A fully funded US master's fellowship for Indian professionals with work experience, administered by USIEF. Applications usually open in spring for study the following year.
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