Looking for school with 100% aid on masters

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<p>Hi all. I am IT from Poland. Already have Bachelor in Computer Science.</p>

<p>I want to study in US on masters program but I can't afford that. I know that it's normal that schools refund 100% of tuition on Phd program and even give students stipend but are there shools in US that refund 100% tuition of masters program?</p>

<p>If so please give me list of such schools. </p>

<p>I know it's hard to find. Another question. If I go directly from bachelor to Phd program is it much harder? And is that true I will grant Masters while doing Phd?</p>

<p>Thanks for replies</p>

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<p>There’s no list - you have to do research to find that information. People may have some individual suggestions based on experience, but otherwise you need to Google and ask around to find the information. There are some such programs in the sciences, but they are few and very competitive. Sometimes the funding is limited to US citizens because it comes from the NSF or other federal agencies.</p>

<p>Yes, gaining admission to a PhD program is more difficult than gaining admission to a master’s, but depending on your college record you may be competitive for it. Most PhD programs do grant a non-terminal master’s after you complete your coursework and write a master’s essay or thesis.</p>

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<p>Thank you juillet for reply. </p>

<p>“you need to Google and ask around to find the information”</p>

<p>And this is what I do :slight_smile: Trust me. I’ve been googling for the last 3 months. And finally I decided to ask here.</p>

<p>Actually I was not asking about “official” list of such schools but I was asking about list of schools depending on Your (users) experience. </p>

<p>So again, can You (students) give me info about schools which give 100% of aid for international students on Masters program? </p>

<p>I know it’s hard to find. And if I go on P.hd program will that be much harder (not applying and gaining admission but studying, courses etc.)?</p>

<p>Thanks again</p>

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<p>I spent 3 years running the Office of Graduate Admissions at [Illinois</a> Institute of Technology](<a href=“http://www.iit.edu%5DIllinois”>http://www.iit.edu) and my experience is that if a university has a Ph.D. program, it will reserve the Assistantships (Teaching and Research) and Fellowships for the strongest Ph.D. applicants. The most that they offer Masters students is some amount of tuition scholarship (not very much though).</p>

<p>Since you need full funding for your Masters program (I presume in Computer Science), then you will have to seek it at a university which has a Masters program but no Ph.D. program in your discipline. These universities still usually need Teaching Assistants and so you have a shot at a job like that. You can pretty much forget a tuition scholarship with no work obligations. To find these kinds of programs, you need to look at smaller state schools, those which are not particularly well-known for research or some private mostly-undergraduate universities. In Illinois, examples are Western Illinois University (state) and Loyola University (private).</p>

<p>As a final note, the coursework for a Ph.D. and for a masters is not too different. The big difference is that you have to pass candidacy exams and do 3-4 years of research for a Ph.D. and that is not for everyone.</p>