Scholarships/Grants for Math Grad Students

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The discussion centers on seeking funding and scholarships for math graduate students, particularly for those entering a Master's program with plans to transition into a Ph.D. program. One participant is preparing to start their MS at Georgia Tech and is optimistic about receiving financial support, including a potential tuition waiver and opportunities to work as a teaching assistant. They express a desire to reduce their work hours while pursuing their studies. The conversation highlights the importance of university-specific funding options and the possibility of earning money through teaching lower-level classes, although the availability of such positions may vary by institution. Overall, the focus is on maximizing financial aid and balancing work commitments with academic responsibilities.
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Does anyone know of a good resource for getting scholarship (or any funding) for math grad students? I will begin a MS program in the fall, and I would like to get as much funding as possible (if I get any from the school, it won't be much.) If this makes a difference, I plan to pursue a Ph.D. after the MS (well, actually, probably I'll just transition directly into the Ph.D. program at my current school.)

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Do you mind saying what university you are going to? I will be in your position very soon. My advisor said I would probably get free tuition for my master's. Did you receive any offers like that? He also said a lot of the time you can earn money form the university by teaching a lower level class, like college algebra. Have you looked into that?
 
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Georgia Tech.

I feel confident that I will get some sort of support (given that this is also where I am doing my undergrad, the grad adviser said, among MS students, I was given more preference wrt support.) I think that I will probably get a tuition waiver at the very least. If I can't get support, then I will be able to TA (just leading recitation sessions and grading) and make a *small* amount of money. We don't have any "low-level" classes at Tech, unfortunately (I think that we have a Pre-calc class, but a Ph.D. candidate gets to teach that.) The problem is that I have been working full-time since I started college and I'd really like to cut back work to at most 15-20 hours a week at my current job. (Ideally, I'd like it to be 0.)
 
Thanks for sharing that information, that's encouraging. Sorry I don't have any information for you about scholarships or anything.
 
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