Financial Aid and GSSP
The Graduate Student Support Plan (GSSP) is the program through which CRDM can fund its students. Students on GSSP can be in teaching positions or in research positions through the different partnerships CRDM has with departments and organizations across campus. While many CRDM students receive funding provided through CRDM, some students are funded from other sources. A few students are on faculty research grants, and others might seek grants and fellowships that support their dissertation work directly.
Helpful Links
These links are useful for general information on finances, GSSP, and the Graduate School at NC State.
Fees for each term for full-time students depending on the number of credit hours a student enrolls. Student fees need to be paid before the semester begins. There is a monthly payment system for fees available that students may choose to enroll in via their MyPack Portal. Please check Graduate Student Tuition and Fee Rates for information on current fees.
The Graduate School has a number of grants and fellowship opportunities. If you are experiencing hardship completing your dissertations, you can apply for the Graduate School Doctoral Dissertation Completion Grant (May and October deadlines). If you're involved in DEI work on campus, in your research, and/or in the community, you can apply for the Diversity Enhancement Grant (April deadline). These examples are just two of the many grants and fellowship opportunities through the Graduate School for students to explore.
The Social Science Research Council offers various forms of funding for Ph.D. students who conduct social science research in international contexts. While they place an emphasis on quantitative and ethnographic practices, they also provide funding for other methodologies, including archival work.
If you are interested in seeking grants or fellowships to support dissertation research and/or writing, you should review the online resources provided by NCSU’s Fellowship Advising Office: National Dissertation Grants & Fellowships.
The Fulbright program offers grants for dissertation research. There are several different schemes of Fulbright Program. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the most relevant for domestic CRDM students. This program provides funding for student with U.S. citizenship and currently undertaking academic program in one of U.S. institutions. The grants are available for conducting academic research and arts projects in nearly 140 countries. Applicants design their research projects in consultation with their advisers in their home institution in the U.S as well as with advisers in the overseas host institution.
There are a wide variety of grants through the Fulbright Program, so you may want to look at all of the Fulbright Programs for specialized opportunities.
While primarily focused on graduate students in the sciences, the National Science Foundation (NSF) offers a variety of funding opportunities for graduate level research in the humanities and social sciences. NSF Graduate Student Funding might be useful for students who are interested in projects related to science, technology, and society. Note that to apply for a NSF grant, you will need support from the CHASS research office, which will help you navigate the intricacies of federal grant applications.
NSF generally has two annual deadlines: February 1 and August 1 (awards are distributed the following semester). To complete the incredibly demanding process of applying for these grants, you should meet with Dr. Tiffany Kershner of the Fellowship Advising Office as well as your dissertation chair at least 3 months prior to the grant application deadline.