| ◆ Financial Aid 经济资助 |
| Money provided to
the student and the family to help them pay for the
student"s education. Major forms of financial aid
include gift aid (grants and scholarships) and self-help
aid (loans and work). |
| ◆ Fellowship 学院助学金 |
| MA form of aid
given to graduate students to help support their
education. Some fellowships include a tuition waiver or
a payment to the university in lieu of tuition. Most
fellowships include a stipend to cover reasonable living
expenses (e.g., just above the poverty line).
Fellowships are a form of gift aid and do not have to be
repaid. |
| ◆ Scholarship 奖学金 |
| A form of financial
aid given to undergraduate students to help pay for
their education. Most scholarships are restricted to
paying all or part of tuition expenses, though some
scholarships also cover room and board. Scholarships are
a form of gift aid and do not have to be repaid. Many
scholarships are restricted to students in specific
courses of study or with academic, athletic or artistic
talent. |
| ◆ Grant 助学金 |
| A type of financial
aid based on financial need that the student does not
have to repay. |
◆ Graduate Assistantship
研究生助教 奖学金 |
| There are two
types of graduate assistantships: teaching
assistantships (TA) and research assistantships (RA).
TAs and RAs receive a full or partial tuition waiver and
a small living stipend. TAs are required to perform
teaching duties. RAs are required to perform research
duties, not necessarily related to the student"s thesis
research. |
◆ Renewable Scholarships
可延续的奖 学金 |
| A scholarship
that is awarded for more than one year. Usually the
student must maintain certain academic standards to be
eligible for subsequent years of the award. Some
renewable scholarships will require the student to
reapply for the scholarship each year; others will just
require a report on the student"s progress to a
degree. |
◆ Teaching Assistantship (TA)
教学 助理 |
| A form of
financial aid awarded to graduate students to help
support their education. Teaching assistantships usually
provide the graduate student with a waiver of all or
part of tuition, plus a small stipend for living
expenses. As the name implies, a TA is required to
perform teaching-related duties. |
| ◆ Research Assistantship
(RA)研究助理 |
| A form of financial aid awarded to
graduate students to help support their education.
Research assistantships usually provide the graduate
student with a waiver of all or part of tuition, plus a
small stipend for living expenses. As the name implies,
an RA is required to perform research duties. Sometimes
these duties are strongly tied to the student"s eventual
thesis topic. |
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