Telecommunications and Network Management Funding Opportunities
Most Scholarship Awards are based on your application package.
In order to be considered for these awards, you must apply for summer or fall terms by February 1st, 2009.
Leadership ScholarshipsThe purpose of this scholarship is to recognize excellence in incoming applicants and to encourage them to participate in and lead our graduate student organizations and other initiatives within the school. The Leadership Scholarship provides one-third of the cost of tuition for the graduate program. Award decisions are based on the application materials. Awards are distributed to both campus and distance based students.
Graduate Program Assistants Available Within the SchoolEach year, the School of Information Studies provides graduate program assistant positions to a number of students in each of its master’s degree programs. Graduate program assistants may be awarded tuition and/or a monetary stipend in exchange for 10 to 20 hours of administrative or research assistance. Students provide support to the iSchool’s faculty and program directors, web site, instructional technology labs, and publications. All admitted students who provide a resume and indicate that they would like to be considered for aid on their application will be considered.
Employer Tuition Reimbursement MatchingThe School of Information Studies will match up to one third the cost of tuition for master’s students receiving tuition reimbursement from not-for-profit organizations. Admitted students should submit a letter from his/her employer that supports his/her education and details the tuition reimbursement. Submit to: Sue Corieri, RE: Graduate Financial Aid, 245 Hinds Hall; Syracuse, NY 13244.
Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for ServiceU.S. citizens interested in studying information security management are eligible for a scholarship for service. These scholarships provide 24 credits a year and an annual stipend of $12,000. For each year of scholarship, graduates are required to give one year of paid service to a U.S. federal agency. This scholarship covers tuition, books, and fees. It does not cover room and board. Deadline for the Fall 2009 application is February 1, 2009
. Download the application here. For more information, visit
http://sai.syr.edu/education or
http://www.sfs.opm.gov/ or contact Kathy Allen at
kallen02@syr.edu.
Herbert Brinberg Award Herbert Brinberg, a pioneer in the information management industry who received an honorary doctorate from Syracuse University in 1989, established this scholarship fund for School of Information Studies graduate students in the information management degree program. The scholarship provides a $5000 award which is renewable for up to two years.
Herbert Brinberg, a pioneer in the information management industry who received an honorary doctorate from Syracuse University in 1989, established this scholarship fund for School of Information Studies graduate students in the information management degree program. The scholarship provides a $5000 award which is renewable for up to two years.