FINANCIAL AID

The Office of Financial Aid can help most students of the Volgenau School of Engineering find ways to finance their education through grants, loans, scholarships and work study.

Applicants must be a doctoral student in the Volgenau School of Engineering to be eligible for the scholarship. US citizens, permanent residents and international students are all encouraged to apply. If you are a new student, you must have accepted an offer of admission to a doctoral program in the Volgenau School before the application deadline. Please refer to the Volgenau School’s Graduate Admissions website for more information regarding application deadlines.

The awards range up to $3,000 for the purpose of defraying the cost of text books, a computer, local housing, conference travel/registration and other miscellaneous living/research expenses.

All merit scholarships are a one-time award; students are required to reapply each semester for consideration.

The Application Process

• A completed application form.
• A curriculum vitae or resume.
• A personal statement (no more than 1 page).
• You may submit the application and supporting materials through one of the four options:
  • By mail:
    VS Academic Merit Scholarship
    Graduate Student Services Office
    Volgenau School of Engineering
    George Mason University
    4400 University Drive, Mail Stop 5C8
    Fairfax, Virginia 22030
    
  • By E-mail (please send your documents as a word document or pdf): vsephd@gmu.edu
  • By Fax: ATTN: VS Academic Merit Scholarship 703-993-1633
  • In person delivery: Long and Kimmy Nguyen Engineering Building on the Fairfax campus, Suite 2500, Graduate Student Services office

Please do not send your application more than once to our office. We will respond to you via email within 2-3 business days after we have received your application.

Please do not include letters of recommendation or pictures. We do not consider them as part of the application process.

Graduate Research Assistantships and Graduate Teaching Assistantships

AIT: Cindy Woodfork
CEIE: Nicole Jerome
CS: Department Admins
ECE: Department Admins
SEOR: Angel Manzo
STAT: Liz Quigley

The Computing Resources department in Volgenau School of Engineering supports the student, faculty, and administrative computing needs within the school. A select group of graduate students is hired in graduate teaching assistant positions to assist the full time professional staff in building and maintaining these systems and providing support to the user community. The school operates a heterogeneous computing environment and student workers are given challenging opportunities to work with this technology.

Students interested in working for Computing Resources should submit their resume detailing work experience administering and supporting Linux, Unix, or Windows workstations or servers. Students with database and application server experience are also needed. Send resumes with a cover note to Jonathan Goldman