Graduate School Scholarships
Graduate School Awards: The Graduate School provides scholarships to incoming graduate students based on nomination of graduate coordinators.
Scholarship Nomination Form (faculty and staff only) Nominations are currently closed.
Funding is also provided through schools and departments. Contact your program for more information.
Graduate Assistantships
Graduate Assistants work either 10 or 20 hours a week in a department on campus. Check with your program for more information. Below are two postings on campus
Graduate Assistantship Opportunities
UNO-CHART seeks a graduate research assistant to work across multiple applied hazards research projects. Responsibilities will include conducting literature reviews, collecting and analyzing data, report writing, participating in team meetings with internal and external partners, etc.
To be eligible for the position, you must be enrolled as a full-time student for the Fall 2024 semester, be eligible to work in the US, and cannot be employed by another department at UNO. If you are interested in applying, please send your resume and a cover letter to Dr. Monica Farris at mateets@uno.edu
Dr. Bridget Bordelon, College of Business-Kabacoff School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Administration is looking for a Research Assistant (RA). The ideal candidate will be either a master's student or PhD student with strong oral and written communication skills, prior research experience, and the ability to learn quickly. Also, statistical knowledge (SPSS or even Excel), survey research (Qualtrics), and searching for journal articles and writing literature reviews is essential. In-state tuition could be possible for the remainder of Fall 2024 and spring 2025.
Email: Bmborde1@uno.edu
To facilitate the hiring of graduate assistants the Graduate School offers all forms to Faculty and Staff on SharePoint.
Funding Opportunities
SUMMER RESEARCH INTERN at Vera Institute
LA BOARD OF REGENTS (BOR):
Find deadlines for notices of intent and proposals on this website and information about grant writing requests and proposal form deadlines. Visit the BoR's Grant Guide at-a-Glance page.
GRANT RESOURCE CENTER (GRC):
See the Office of Research’s attached newsletter. (Weekly newsletters are archived on the Funding Opportunities page.) Several funding opportunity databases available for UNO students. Additional information available here. Instructions and links to the funding databases are found here.
Financial Resources
See what other financial resources are available to help you finance your education.
Career Services Database: Career Services utilizes the Handshake platform to automate the connection process for student and employer profiles, resume and cover letter uploads, job postings, internship/apprenticeship/cooperative experiences, and register for career events tailored to YOUR career interests.
Music Awards: awarded to students pursuing a Masters of Music (MM). Contact Department of Music for more information.
External Sources: UNO subscribes to databases allowing you to search for funding opportunities. Some require UNO IP address.
Grantforward: Extensive database with grants from federal, corporate, and foundation sources.
GRAPES: UCLA Graduate & Postdoctoral Extramural Support database
NSF: National Science Foundation funding search
Federal Student Aid: Federal resources for graduate students
American Association of University Women: provides funding to qualified individuals
NRC Research Associateship Programs
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine maintain a database of more than 1,600 research opportunities and administer postdoctoral and senior research awards at participating federal laboratories and affiliated institutions at locations throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Financial Aid
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