Graduate Financial Assistance
College of Arts & Sciences Grants
The College of Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Travel Grant covers a portion of costs related to travel for a presentation at a conference. Awards usually range from $100 to $300. Preference will be given to those who will be the sole or lead presenter of a paper at a major national or international conference and to those who have not previously received a College travel grant. There are two competitions for this grant, one in October and one in April. Fine Arts will post a deadline that is two weeks earlier in order to rank multiple applicants. Further information and an application form can be found at http://www.indiana.edu/~college/graduate/office/travelapp.htm or contact Assistant Dean Mitchell Byler in Kirkwood Hall 014 (855-4871 or mbyler@indiana.edu).
Other awards available through the College of Arts and Sciences and the University Graduate School include: Doctoral Student Grants-in-Aid of Research, Esther Kinsley Master’s Thesis Award (if they write a thesis), Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award of the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (if they write a thesis), Summer Research Incentive Fellowships (if they are eligible for external awards), and the Distinguished Alumnus Award of the University Graduate School. Contact the COAS Graduate Division at 855-4871.
Grant-in-Aid of Research
The University Graduate School off ers awards to help defray extraordinary expenses connected with research for the Ph.D. or for a terminal degree such as the MFA. These expenses may include unusual costs for supplies for a particular project, payment to subjects or models, and travel to specialized libraries, workshops or laboratories. The maximum award given to a student is $1,000 per degree. Application forms are available in the University Graduate School, Kirkwood 111 and in FA 123. There are two deadlines each year: October 1 and March 1. However, MFA students will be required to submit their application and a set of slides to the Graduate Services Coordinator 2 weeks prior to the deadline so that it may be viewed and ranked by the Fine Arts Fellowship Committee. Contact the University Graduate School at 855-8854.
GPSO Grants
Graduate & Professional Student Organization (GPSO) sponsors several different grants to graduate students. Visit their website for deadlines and more detailed information at http://www.indiana.edu/~gpso.
GPSO Travel Grant To help support travel expenses to conferences where the student’s work will be presented or to help support travel to workshops/special training that will benefit the student professionally.
GPSO Research Awards For research expenses incurred in connection with academic research, such as travel to special libraries or laboratories, payment to consultants, the purchase of microfilm and computer supplies, specialized equipment, and duplication of vital materials for research.
GPSO Remak Award Provides a source of outside funding to organize a public workshop dealing with exigencies of the professional world. Enables departments to bring back recent IUB graduate/professional degree recipients who hold positions inside or outside academic institutions.
Office of Student Financial Assistance
The Office of Student Financial Assistance, located in Franklin Hall, Room 208, administers all student federal loans and provides information and service regarding financial aid and the application process. Visit their website: http://www.indiana.edu/~sfa for answers to commonly asked questions regarding eligibility, how aid applies to your bill and the basic aid time line. They can also be reached by phone at (812) 855-0321.
GradGrants Center
Located on the 10th fl oor, room 1052E, of the Main Library, the GradGrants Center offers access to fellowship and grant databases as well as a listing of on-campus assistantships/student academic appointments. Contact the Center at 855-5281 or http://www.indiana.edu/~gradgrnt/index.html.
Questions? Contact the Graduate Services Coordinator at 812 855-0188 or email at sofagrad@indiana.edu.
