To apply for studying in the United States, in addition to considering the comprehensive strength of the school, everyone will generally consider the scholarship situation of the school. For a long time, one of the most attractive factors in applying for doctoral programs in the United States is that there are relatively many full-prize opportunities in applying for doctoral scholarships in the United States. However, in recent years, the opportunities for American universities to get financial aid have been decreasing, and the increasing number of applicants has made the coverage of American doctoral scholarships decline year by year, especially in the traditional technical fields, among which there are many popular majors such as machinery (ME), electronics (EE), computer (cs) and chemical engineering (CHEM), even if they are similar. Doctoral admission and full award in the United States can almost be equated, but in recent years, more and more famous American universities (except some top universities) have begun to issue award-free AD to Chinese mainland applicants, which was once regarded as? Capitalism? Admission is a bit like working for your boss (an American professor). Not pay you a salary (scholarship), but give it to capitalists (American universities) (tuition).

Therefore, it is a technical job to analyze the source of American scholarships and judge the situation of American professors' funding.

First, the professor's economic situation:

This is the source of more than 90% of the total doctoral degree in the United States, that is, American professors pay all the expenses during your doctoral studies in the United States, including tuition and fees and living expenses. China students usually get tuition fee remission plus RA. So how to judge the financial situation of American professors? Usually can be judged from the following aspects:

The size of the professor group: this can be easily judged by the professor's personal homepage. Generally speaking, the doctoral group in the United States 10 is already very large. Generally speaking, the larger the group, the more topics there are, and the more opportunities there are to get funding. Of course, not all large groups have funds, which will be judged by the following factors.

Number of PhD candidates each year: This can judge whether the professor ate the last meal but didn't eat the next, or was full. By the way, just kidding, one of my clients won the Doctor of Rice Award this year. Unfortunately, he got a professor who ate the last meal but didn't get the next one, but the professor thought it was quite good. Although he didn't have enough to eat, he helped students apply for scholarships from the school. Therefore, when judging the status of professor funding, we should not be too subjective;

Judging from the professor's articles, generally speaking, if the articles published by the professor are formal and the articles in recent years are continuous, it can usually prove that the professor's projects are sufficient, so the financial situation may be better.

Second, various scholarships established by American universities:

Scholarship: The competition for this kind of scholarship is really fierce. However, in the process of magnetism last year, more and more professors recommended students to apply for the university's researcher fund, which could save money for professors and get more scholarships.

Sponsored by CSC, National Scholarship Fund Committee: In recent years, in order to support students with excellent academic performance to return to China, the China government has started to subsidize more and more domestic students to study for doctoral degrees in famous foreign universities. Applicants who want to apply for an American doctorate, especially an American doctoral scholarship, can refer to it.