Funding for DE doctorates....

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by MrHDSmith, Apr 22, 2002.

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  1. MrHDSmith

    MrHDSmith New Member

    In all honesty, the Union Institute program perks my attention. They are accredited (duh), innovative, highly regarded, and very minority friendly (why did I mention "minority friendly"?....well.....if I told you some of the experiences I had in undergrad and graduate school....it would make the hair raise up on your back....I even had a professor tell me "I know you are not capable of writing a paper this good"....blah blah blah).

    However, the cost is a killer.

    Other than student loans, any ideas on funding it?

    Someone mentioned getting published NOW and then using that work to get funding.....I do have some papers I have worked on, including "Revisiting the Foundations of Progress : Profiles of 10 African American male educators" in which I spent time, interviewed, and surveyed 10 black male teachers over the course of a year and found some interesting correlations between their childhoods and value systems from home. I'm even thinking of turning it into some kind of documentary and the Union program would allow me to do this...

    But, how do I use getting published to get funding?

    Any ideas are welcome....
     
  2. Andy Borchers

    Andy Borchers New Member

    HD - If you find any sources for funding a DL doctoral education - please share them! The basic premise of the big 6 (e.g. NSU, Argosy, Capella, et al) is that people pay the cost of their education (or borrow the money from Uncle Sam).

    I think Touro may have had some sort of discount for folks that do some teaching for them. Of course, some folks have tuition reimbursement plans at work that may cover part of the cost.

    As for publishing - most of what I see (jouirnals and conferences) are great for your resume, but don't involve payment.

    Otherwise, most DL programs don't have the funding sources - such as teaching or research assitantships - that traditional full-time PhD programs have. As tuition driven institutions they have to extract dollars from their students.

    Regards - Andy
     
  3. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    The most comprehensive financial aid site I've seen is Finaid. They have not only loans, but scholarships, grants, and everything else you can imagine. You fill out a short form, and get matched to possible aid. All totally free, BTW.


    Bruce
     
  4. John Bear

    John Bear Senior Member

    Our book Finding Money for College is getting a bit long in the tooth (four years old now), and I really think Ten Speed should either bring it up to date or let go so we can take it elsewhere, but there is still a lot of useful advice in their for the distance graduate-school learner. Probably the most relevant is the reference to the book Foundation Grants for Individuals and the other data available at the various Foundation Libraries. More than 2,000 private foundations make grants to individuals, and we have heard more than a few stories of people who get such a grant to cover some or all of their master's or doctoral research.

    My favorite is still the recently-married, improverished graduate student in Ireland who had money for tuition, but needed money for birth control pills (at the time, illegal there) because pregnancy would mean dropping out of school. She needed about $2,000 a year to get the pills by whatever means, and my recollection is that it was a foundation associated with the company that owns (owned?) Motel 6 (Ittleson Family Fund), which generously funds homes for unwed mothers, that came through.
     
  5. Jack Tracey

    Jack Tracey New Member

    Once or twice a year I take a shot at my favorite grad school financing plan which consists of buying a Massachusetts State Lottery ticket. My most recent effort, in which $325 million was at stake, unfortunately ended the way all my previous efforts ended :(
    I'll tell you what Mr. Smith, if I win a couple of hundred million in my next attempt then I'll stake you to that Union tuition :) In the meantime I'm going to just keep putting those pennies, nickles and dimes aside...
    Jack
     
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  6. MrHDSmith

    MrHDSmith New Member

    ....and Mr.Tracey, if I win the Powerball (the Kansas Lottery), I'll be sure to reciprocate the favor!
     
  7. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    That's a bad business plan Jack, because I'm always certain that I have the winning ticket. :D


    Bruce
     

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