Funding for International Students Applying

General Information

• International students who are applying to a graduate program in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics may request that they be considered for a departmental research assistantship. Competition for assistantships is strong, however, and only a few can be offered each year to international students.
• MSU does not offer any full scholarships specifically for international students.
• At present, we have very little information on scholarship sources for students from Asia.

Applying for Financial Assistance

• There is no special form for requesting financial assistance; simply check the appropriate box on the front of the application form.
• International students may submit their applications to our department without filling out the statement of financial proof. However, MSU will not issue the I-20 or DS-2019 (formerly IAP-66) forms until the financial proof requirement is met either through a departmental assistantship or through funds provided by the applicant or the applicant's scholarship sponsor outside MSU.

Scholarship Sources for International Students

• Foreign Fulbright Graduate Student Program
  • Within the U.S., this program is administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE). Outside the U.S., the program is administered in 50 countries by a Binational Commission, and in the remaining countries by the U.S. Information Service (USIS).
  • Please Note: All applications must go through the home country Commission or USIS post. IIE does not accept applications.
  • Note: the list of country contacts is worth consulting.
  • Other information is available from:
    Placement Administrator
    Institute of International Education
    Foreign Fulbright Programs Division
    809 United Nations Plaza
    New York, NY 10017-3580
    Tel.: 212-883-8200
    Fax: 212-984-5452
• LASPAU--Academic and Professional Programs for the Americas (www.laspau.harvard.edu/)
• U.S. Graduate Study Program for Latin American and Caribbean Citizens The Inter-American Foundation (www.iaf.gov/)
• Academy for Educational Development (www.aed.org)
• Rockefeller Foundation (www.rockfound.org)
• Institute of International Education   (www.iie.org)
• Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (www.fordifp.net)
• W. K. Kellogg Foundation (www.wkkf.org)
• American Association of University Women International Fellowships
• World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program
• The MSU Library maintains a comprehensive list of funding sources

Last Updated May 10, 2010.

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