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Grad School Application Experience | 1 comment (1 topical, 0 hidden)
[new] the ams and external funding (none / 0) (#1)
by sormani on Thu May 13, 2004 at 07:22:59 PM PDT

Two things to add to the above: The AMS publishes a survey of math programs which includes useful info about fellowships and graduation rates etc: http://www.ams.org/employment/asst.pdf http://www.ams.org/employment/funding-fell.html External Funding One of the most privaleged way to go through grad school is to have a fellowship from the NSF, ONR, Hertz (yes the rental company) etc. You need to apply for these grants and some come only with a certain level of citizenship or naturalization. Be sure to read the small print. Some of these fellowships will pay tuition plus a stipend without any requirement to teach. Some can be alternated annually with a more traditional Teaching Assistantship offered at the university you attend. This gives you teaching experience and time to focus on the doctoral degree and just plain time to graduate. You will probably be treated very well by your department. If you have an NSF, you may even consider calling up the most selective schools you applied for and get admitted. Not all the external fellowships are as selective as the NSF. There are also scholaships for minorities and women which are for any doctoral degree and you need to google to find them. Internal Funding: Beware going to a program which admits you without a teaching assistantship or other Fellowship. Tuition is not cheap and postdocs offer less pay than many post bachelors jobs. This is not a degree to pursue with loans from the start. You may consider going for a year and then transfering to another program if you don't get support after a year. But if you are offered support at a school which is at all comparible, that is the program to enroll in. You will be treated with more respect and have a much better chance of completing the program. In other words, if you are admitted to a top ten program without funding (and don't have an external fellowship) and you're admitted to a 30 department with funding, go to the department with the funding. Remember also, that some top 50 schools might be highly ranked in one particular field and a good choice for you.


Grad School Application Experience | 1 comment (1 topical, 0 hidden)

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