Funding for International Students

• Look for funding outside the University of Washington immediately!
  • Some appropriate links are listed under Fellowships and below.
• The University of Washington requires evidence of sufficient funds in order for International Students to be admitted.  Funds required for 2010-11 Admission::
  • Registration for full Calendar Year: $58,607
  • Registration for Academic Year Only: $44,373  Summer quarter registration is not necessary due to very few summer classes.

It is very difficult for an international student to find funding for the first year, especially if s/he cannot visit the Department to meet faculty. 

• An international student who lives outside North America and doesn’t have significant personal or outside funding will find it difficult to enroll.
• Essentially no fellowships or traineeships offered through the Department are open to international students. (RA positions are possible.)
• International students are not eligible for need-based aid or for resident tuition rates.
• Nine-month RA positions at the master’s level are not adequate to meet the financial requirements of international students.  An international student who is awarded a 9-month master’s level RA position must demonstrate approximately $13,000 in personal funds if s/he plans to register in summer quarter, or approximately $8,000 to register for the academic year only.
• If you are able to, provide documentation of adequate funds, qualify for a visa using personal funds, and then look for an RA.

Links to Possible International Student Non-UW Fellowships - Consult the websites below a year or more in advance of enrollment, if possible.

• Financial Assistance for International Students
• Fulbright for international students (Has links to other resources as well.)
• NIH grant directory
• Resources for International Health Professionals and Researchers in Developing Countries
• GrantsNet: Funding opportunities for training in the biological and medical sciences. 
• International Student Aid
• NAFSA: Association of international educators
• Council of Graduate Schools
• Foreign Aid
• Ford Foundation International Fellowship Program 

Types of Funding Available
Fellowships
How to Select and Contact Faculty to Look for a Research Assistant (RA) Position
Benefits Information for RAs and TAs at the UW
Tuition and Residency Information
Accepting a Funding Offer

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This page was last updated on September 17, 2010