Thread by @Horiawlar

HOW TO GET FULLY FUNDED MSc&PHD SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE US AND CANADA.

Getting Scholarships to study abroad is seen as a cumbersome process for many and while this might not be entirely wrong it can be easier understood if it's broken into steps and stages. fully-Funded/Full tuition

Scholarships in the US for PhD and MSc are mostly given in form of Graduate assistantship (GA) by the professor in charge of where you intend to concentrate in or a Graduate coordinator. This thread would dissect step by step the stages involved in getting these scholarships...

1. GET YOUR APPLICATION MATERIALS.
This includes:
A. Your university transcript.
Get your Transcript and do your evaluation. Though WES (wes.org) is the most used Evaluation agency, some schools also accept Evaluation from other agencies as long as it is part of..

naces.org

B. Your GRE result.
The Graduate Record Examinations is a standardized test that is an admissions requirement for many graduate schools in the United States and Canada. Visit ets.org for more info and it's registration...

C. Your TOEFL.
It is worthy of note that some schools require students to take the TOEFL while others waive it because we're Nigerians and English is our lingua Franca. Therefore, this criterion is school-dependent.

D. Other supplementary materials includes..

- International passport first page
- immunization and medical records
- support letter
- proof of funds
- essay requirements, e.t.c.

2. APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION.
After you've gotten the required documents above, then you can apply online and either mail the documents through..

a courier service or email it in soft copy depending on the school.
After you've been admitted, you'd now contact your Graduate coordinator or a professor in your said field regarding Graduate assistantship.

3. APPLICATION FOR GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP.
The application and criteria

needed for this varies from school to school but here are what most times determines your chances of getting it.
- Availability of GA in the first place.
- University GPA
- GRE score
- TOEFL score (not constant)
- strength of your SOP
- internship placements..

- post university experience in the related field
- previous research works and publication.

4. POST ADMISSION AND SCHOLARSHIP ACCEPTANCE.(SUMMARIZED)
- obtain I-20 form from the University
- pay for SEVIS Fee
- pay for F-1 VISA fee
- Pay reciprocity fee if approved the VISA..

FEES
- obtaining transcript from school (#5K - #20K)
- Course by Course WES transcript Evaluation ($160)
- GRE ($220)
- School application fee ($50 - $120)
- Courier Service fee (#14K)
- Obtaining I-20 ($0 - $75)
- SEVIS fee ($350)
VISA fee ($160)
Reciprocity fee ($110)..

So what follows is the question of which schools to apply to and how to look for schools to apply to.

In tomorrow's thread, I'd be listing schools that are known to give Nigerian students fully funded MSC and PHD Scholarships and how to find new ones. Follow for more updates.