Financial Awards for MSCS Students
A variety of financial awards are available on a competitive basis to qualified MSCS graduate students, including:
Teaching Assistantships (TA) and Tuition and Fee Waivers (TFW)
MSCS awards a limited number of Teaching Assistantships as well as Tuition and Service Fee Waivers to continuing MSCS graduate students making progress toward degree completion.
For consideration, continuing MSCS students must submit the Aid Application for Continuing Students 
to the MSCS Graduate Studies office by the deadline:
March 1 for Summer or Fall semesterNovember 1 for Spring semester
New or prospective MSCS students seeking a TA or TFW must follow the guidelines listed for new students.
Travel Awards
Graduate students traveling to professional meetings may request funds from MSCS as well as the Graduate College. The Graduate College offers Student Travel Awards to defray the travel expenses of graduate students presenting at nationally recognized scientific or scholarly society meetings. Application information and deadlines are available from the Graduate College website.
MSCS offers limited funding to defray travel expenses of graduate students who are attending or
presenting at nationally recognized professional meetings. For consideration, complete the MSCS Graduate
Student Travel Request form and submit to the Director of Graduate Studies for
approval in advance of the meeting.
Research Fellowships
NSF offers three-year graduate research fellowships in science, mathematics, and engineering to qualified applicants; applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States. Fellowships are awarded for graduate study leading to research-based master's or doctoral degrees in the mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, and behavioral and social sciences, including the history of science and the philosophy of science, and to research-based PhD degrees in science education.
Fellowships are intended for individuals in the early stages of their graduate study. In most cases, an individual has three opportunities to apply: during the senior year of college, the first year of graduate school, and the beginning of the second year of graduate school. Refer to the NSF website for application deadlines and additional details.
Other Fellowships and Scholarships
A variety of fellowships and scholarships are available from the Graduate College through a nomination process. A list of these awards is posted on the Graduate College website. Most of the nominations are due mid-March, with selections announced mid-April.