Ways to pay tuition for a PhD in the United States: 1. Various scholarships (fellowships) given by schools, colleges, and departments. These are generally reserved for the best students. Fellowships are given for one or more years, depending on when the scholarship was established.

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The advantage of the Fellowship is that you don’t need to work, it’s simply free.

But the number is very small, and only a very small number of students (cohort) enrolled each year get it.

2. Assistantship, teaching assistantship or research assistantship, the source of TA is allocated by the department for professors according to the courses, and the total amount is determined according to the course opening conditions of different departments.

The source of RA is more complicated. It can come from the research funds of professors (for example, the project you applied for requires hiring student research assistants), or it may be one of the resources provided by the supporting faculty in the department (for example,

Says start-up funds for new faculty can also be used to hire students).

3. School-specific scholarships. Many schools generally provide thesis scholarships to senior doctoral students during the thesis stage, so that they can concentrate on writing thesis without having to work.

Generally, a lump sum of money may be given to students in one lump sum, or a sum of money may be given to students each semester and divided into several semesters.

4. Special scholarships from various professional organizations, such as the American Education Research Association or the Spencer Foundation, have scholarships specifically for thesis.

Since it is from the United States, the competition is fierce (of course the total number is also high), and it is a great honor to win it.

Each major generally has similar organizations, so you can search for them yourself.