Financing Options

Support from your own Government - Each country may have different programs for supporting study in the United States. You should check with your country’s Education Ministry to find out what support they offer their citizens to study abroad in terms of loans and scholarships. For example since the GSPM is a unique program our students from Canada and England were able to secure loans from their governments because they could not get the same education at home.

University Fellowships--Available to about 8 graduate students in the GSPM. Fellowships are based on scholarship and award a tuition allowance that cover 3 or 4 courses. When you fill out your application to the GSPM please specify that you want to be considered for a University Fellowship.

Long-term loan funds-- Available for undergraduate and graduate international students are limited in amount and are available only to those foreign-born persons who have established resident status in the United States through the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Usually you must be in the United States for two years before you are eligible to apply for a loan from the Federal Government. For private student loan programs international students are eligible to apply if they have a qualified United States citizen as a cosigner. If you do not have a US citizen as a cosigner the International Education Finance Corporation may be able to assist you. Try the International Education Financial Aid or International Education Finance Corporation.

Support from the US Government - The United States Information Agency, Cultural/Educational Affairs Bureau provides some regional specific opportunities www.usaia.gov. Also try contacting the US Embassy in your home country. Ask them if the have any Public Administration studies Grants.

Private Scholarships– The following list contains the names of private organizations that have awarded scholarships in the past to international students at the Graduate School of Political Management.

Fulbright Scholarship Program

LASPAU

Organization of the American States

George Lurcy Charitable and Educational Trust
125 West 55th Street
New York, NY 10019-4513
(this foundation grants scholarships to French students only)

The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Berlin/Washington
http://www.gmfus.com
11 Dupont Circle, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-1206
Phone: (202) 745-3950.

Soros: Network Scholarship Programs (NSP) fund students, scholars and professionals from Eastern and Central Europe (ECE), the former Soviet Union (fSU), Mongolia and Burma to participate in rigorous and competitive academic programs outside of their home countries.

Other Scholarships

The following link provides a list of private organizations that have provided funding to Graduate Students at the George Washington University.
http://www.gwu.edu/~bulletin/grad/fnad.html

Also try these links:

http://www.petersons.com :Peterson’s Financial Aid - Available in most bookstores and via the Internet. Contains broad information on applying for financial assistance. Provides introduction to organizations, admissions calendar and financial aid planning tools.

http://www.yahoo.com: Internet search engine. Use keywords "financial aid" or "student aid" for a listing of sites on the Internet.

http://www.finaid.org: Provides comprehensive listing of free resources for students.

http://www.fastweb.com: Tailored scholarship search of over 180,000 scholarships, fellowships, loans and grants.

http://www.studentservices.com: Searchable database of scholarships, fellowships, grants and loans.

http://www.collegeboard.org: College Board Organization—finds scholarships, loans, and internships to the financial aid program that match your education level, talents, and background.