WMU Research Guides: Graduate Funding Opportunities: Funding Needs for Graduate Students

Funding for Research/Artistry or Travel

WMU Sources of Funding for Graduate Students
List of funding sources for Research/Artistry or Travel, from the WMU Graduate College.
Outside Sources of Funding for Graduate Students
Links to some sources of outside funding for research/artistry or possibly travel.

For some research or travel grants, consider checking out funding opportunities for any professional or scholarly organizations in your field. You may have to join the organization in order to qualify to apply for funding.

Needs for Funding

Broadly speaking, graduate students often have needs for funding to complete their studies or to participate in projects related to their studies. These can be broken into three broad areas:

Funding for Graduate Studies (scholarships and grants for study)
Funding for Research or Artistry
Funding for Travel

Funding for Study -- Scholarships, Grants, etc.

Student Financial Aid
WMU's student financial aid office.
Scholarships and Grants
Information on scholarships and grants for study from the WMU Financial Aid Office.
Navigating Graduate School: Resource Guide for Undocumented Students
A guide by two law graduates from the Santa Clara University School of Law.
DACA Information: University of Colorado Boulder Graduate School
While this guide refers to a graduate school at another institution, there is a helpful table listing types of funding opportunities for undocumented graduate students with or without DACA status.

Sources of Information

In addition to the sources linked from this LibGuides site, sources were compiled from these guides:

PADM 5830: Grant Writing for Nonprofit Organizations
Maintained by Brad Dennis.
ENGL 4060: Grant Writing
Maintained by Kate Langan.
MUS 6100: Introduction to Music Research: Funding Sources
Maintained by Michael Duffy.