General Information
As part of financial aid, SNRE graduate students
typically share in 1.5 to 2 million dollars in school-administered
funds each year. The sources of such aid include paid hourly teaching
and research work, positions as graduate student instructors and
research assistantships, fellowships, and need-based grants. The
amounts of such aid vary from $100 to full tuition, stipend and
health benefits.
While the total amount of school-administered
aid and the variety of forms of aid is encouraging, it is spread
across a large proportion of our graduate students and most frequently
is not received in their first term of enrollment. All students
must assume part or all of their educational degree program expenses.
At any one time the School enrolls approximately 200 registered
graduate students, approximately 75% of whom receive some financial
aid during the course of their enrollment. Not every student receives
funding, and students who do receive financial aid are not funded
every semester they are enrolled.
The primary category of financial aid provided
from University funds allocated to SNRE is an assistantship; there
are two types: graduate student instructors (about 20 per
year) and research (50 per year on externally sponsored research
projects). Each assistantship provides a stipend, tuition waiver,
and health benefits during the term of the appointment. To be eligible
to compete for an assistantship, a graduate student must enroll
for at least 6 hours of graduate-level coursework, and be qualified
to do the teaching and/or research work that is required. See the
document GSI/RA
Process for SNRE for additional information.
Most newly admitted graduate students do not
receive funding. Each fall we expect that approximately 20%
of newly admitted master's students will receive either an RA (research
assistantship) or GSI (graduate student instructor) appointment
or a Rackham fellowship. Among the total group of newly admitted
students, more individuals will eventually receive GSI and/or RA
appointments as they continue to further their education and residency
in our graduate programs. Newly admitted students may seek
and obtain other forms of funding as they find part-time employment
or other forms of aid.
Other sources of funds include employment in
other University units (such as Engineering, Biology, Romance Languages,
Chemistry, Geological Sciences, School of Public Health, etc.),
Rackham School of Graduate Studies, and federal funds.
Graduate Student Costs
for the Academic Year
For more specific information about student costs,
please contact the Office of Financial Aid:
Web: www.finaid.umich.edu
Email: financial.aid@umich.edu
Phone: (734)763-6600
Fax: (734)647-3081
E-mail: financial.aid@umich.edu
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Rackham Funds
For specific information about Rackham funds,
please contact the Rackham Office of Fellowships and Student Recruitment:
Web: www.rackham.umich.edu/Fellowships
Address:
Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies
University of Michigan
122 Rackham Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070
Phone: (734)764-8119
Fax: (734) 647-2815
E-mail: flwships@rackham.umich.edu
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Federal Funds
Complete the Free Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA) and submit it to the federal processor. This should
be done after January 1, but before February 15. Copies of this
form are available from high school guidance counselors, any college
financial aid office, by phone at 1-800-933-3243, or on the web
at fafsa.ed.gov.
Request that a report be sent to the University of Michigan-Ann
Arbor, IV Code 002325. The FAFSA form is used to determine the amount
of aid for which you are eligible. The process requires reapplication
each year you are a student at the University of Michigan.
Students are normally able to meet all or part of their federally-determined financial need through student loans and/or work-study award. These sources of financial assistance are administered by the University of Michigan's
Office of Financial Aid. Priority deadlines for submission of applications to the OFA vary, so please contact that office with any questions you may have.
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SNRE-Based Fellowships/Scholarships for Incoming Students
- The Carleton-McCarron Forestry Scholarship
- CEW/Ford Motor Company Fellowship
- The Lyle E. Craine Graduate Scholarship
- The Dean Gorham Fellowship
- The Allan Hirsch Memorial Native American Scholarship
- The David P. Mans and Patricia Z. Spector Scholarship
- The Sidney M. and Alice H. Quigley Scholarship
- The Olive V. Scholz Scholarship
- Weyerhaeuser Student Research Fellowship
The funding listed below has been designed to
provide incentive and support for incoming SNRE graduate students.
This funding will be applied toward tuition for enrollment in the
School. Applications for admission that are postmarked by January
5 will receive priority consideration for these fellowships. Students
do not apply for these scholarships. Decisions are made by the SNRE
Financial Aid Committee upon faculty recommendation. Awardees will
be notified by March 31.
The Carleton-McCarron Forestry Scholarship
Established in 1961, this scholarship is designated to support graduate students interested in pursuing a forestry-related curriculum. This $10,000 scholarship will be applied to the recipient’s first year of tuition.
CEW/Ford Motor Company Fellowship
Established in 2000, these fellowships are designated to fund female graduate students pursuing master's programs in the Business School, College of Engineering, and School of Natural Resources and Environment. Selection, by an interdisciplinary review committee, is based on evidence of academic excellence, clarity of scholarly and professional goals, capacity for intellectual growth, and potential to make a contribution to society. The amount of the award is based on need and will be applied to the recipients' tuition during the first term of enrollment.
The Lyle E. Craine Graduate Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 1995
to support new graduate students concentrating in environmental
policy or management; individuals with broad vision as well as practical
experience in the manner exemplified by the life and career of Dr.
Stanley A. Cain are selected. Dr. Cain was the School’s first professor
of Conservation and the primary force in the development of graduate
training in conservation policy in the School from 1956 to 1968.
This $2,500 scholarship will be applied toward the recipient’s tuition
during his/her first term of enrollment.
The Dean Gorham Fellowship
These fellowships, established in 1996 by SNRE alum Robert Kirby, are awarded to incoming Resource and Ecosystem Management (REM) graduate students interested in working with faculty on ecosystem-scale questions. This $5,000 fellowship will be applied to the recipient’s tuition during the first year of residency.
The Allan Hirsch Memorial Native American Scholarship
Established in 1994 by his family, friends,
and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to honor the memory
of Allan Hirsch, this scholarship is awarded to a Native American
student pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree program in
the fields of fisheries and wildlife ecology and conservation, natural
resources policy and administration, or ecology. This $5,000 stipend
will be applied to the recipient’s cost of attendance.
The David P. Mans and Patricia Z. Spector Scholarship
Established in 2000, this scholarship provides support for tuition and related expenses for graduate students pursuing dual degrees in the field of Resources and Environmental Economics through the School of Natural Resources & Environment and the College of Literature, Science & Arts.
The Sidney M. and Alice H. Quigley Scholarship
Established in 1996, this scholarship is
awarded to an incoming graduate student pursuing a degree program
in environmental studies, focusing on conservation, improvement,
and protection of any aspect of the environment. This $2,000 scholarship
will be applied to the recipient’s first-year tuition.
The Olive V. Scholz Scholarship
This $2,000 scholarship was established primarily for, but not the exclusive consideration of, women students in the landscape architecture degree program. The available income may be awarded to more than one woman, and they may be in landscape architecture and/or other degree programs. The awards may be made to entering or continuing women students.
Weyerhaeuser Student Research Fellowship
This fellowship was established in 1997 by the Weyerhaeuser Company, primarily to support Corporate and Environmental Management Program (CEMP) students during the three years of their joint-degree program. This award honors distinguished alumni of the University of Michigan and Weyerhaeuser Company, as well as the substantive areas to which each contributed to the Company. This $7,500 per year tuition fellowship may be renewed for up to two additional years, provided that satisfactory academic progress is maintained. The recipient
may also have the opportunity to participate in an internship with the Weyerhaeuser Company.
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Additional SNRE Recruitment Funding
Approximately $150,000 will also be awarded each year to exceptional graduate applicants by the SNRE Financial Aid Committee, upon review of general application materials. Students do not apply specifically for consideration of this funding.
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For additional information please contact:
Diana Woodworth
School of Natural Resources and Environment
Office of Academic Programs
430 E. University
Ann Arbor MI 48109-1115
Phone: (734) 763-4572
E-mail: dianaw@umich.edu
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