As many of you know, funding is one of the most important issues both current and future students face when attending or considering graduate school. As tuition costs continue to rise, more students are searching for alternative sources of funding other than federal student loans. For graduate students, two of the most popular options are…
Category Archives: Financial Aid
College of Charleston Young Alumni Scholarship
Do you hold a bachelor’s degree from the College of Charleston? Do you love the College so much that you’re coming back for another degree, this time at the graduate level? Well then, your dedication to the College makes you eligible for a $1,000 scholarship from the Young Alumni Association! The application deadline has been…
Funding Opportunities
Money doesn’t grow on trees, right? As graduate students, we are more aware than most of the value of dollar, or of a dime for that matter! We need to take every opportunity we can to find funding. So don’t forget about the list of scholarship, fellowship, and grant opportunities that we have listed on…
Are you a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society?
If so, you may be eligible for the Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship program. 140 Love of Learning awards of $500 are funded each year. These awards help fund post-bachalaureate studies and/or career development for active Phi Kappy Phi members to include (but not be limited to): Graduate or professional studies, doctoral dissertations, continuing education, career…
Summer Graduates, there is an important deadline approaching.
Important deadlines are approaching for master’s candidates with the intention of graduating this summer. If you did not receive Regan’s email last Thursday, please be sure to read the rest of this post. The Graduate School announces that the Summer 2011 Graduation Application for graduate students is now online. You can get to the application…
Consider us a money tree
Listen up! We have scholarship money available, and the application deadline is this Friday. If you meet the below criteria, then complete the Graduate Scholars Award application and submit it to Regan Fantry. Be a fully admitted, first year, degree seeking graduate student at The Graduate School of the College of Charleston. (Note: Second year…
Young Alumni Scholarship
Calling all College of Charleston graduate students who earned their undergraduate degree from the college: there is a scholarship out there with your name on it! The College of Charleston Alumni Association sponsors a $1,000 scholarship for young alumni earning their master’s degree at the college. The application deadline has been extended this year to…
Available Graduate Assistantships
Did you know that there are on average 100 graduate assistantships available across campus at the College of Charleston? A graduate assistantship (GA) is a part-time position available on campus for full-time, degree-seeking graduate students. The position usually consists of 20 hours a week, but some departments share GAs, resulting in two students working 10…
2011 Alumni Scholarship Applications
Calling all College of Charleston graduates: If you are enrolled in a master’s program at the College of Charleston, and received your bachelor’s degree from the College, you are eligible to apply for the Young Alumni Scholarship. Application requirements include a resume and two letters of recommendation. Applications are due Monday, February 22. For more…
Financial Planning for Graduate Students
The Master of Public Administration Student Association (MPASA) is hosting an event on Thursday, November 4 that all graduate students are encouraged to attend. Bonnie A. Hughes of American Capital Planning will lead a discussion about graduate student financial health and issues at 7:00 in the Craig Hall Auditorium. Ms. Hughes will discuss a variety…
