Graduate School Scholarships
Graduate School Awards: The Graduate School provides scholarships to incoming graduate students based on nomination of graduate coordinators.
Scholarship Nomination Form (faculty and staff only) Nominations are currently closed.
Funding is also provided through schools and departments. Contact your program for more information.
Graduate Assistantships
Graduate Assistants work either 10 or 20 hours a week in a department on campus. Check with your program for more information. Below are two postings on campus
Graduate Assistantship Opportunities
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To facilitate the hiring of graduate assistants the Graduate School offers all forms to Faculty and Staff on SharePoint.
Funding Opportunities
INNOVATION INTERN
The Beach at UNO is seeking a highly motivated and creative student intern to join their team, assisting their Innovation & Technology Commercialization Department in various aspects of program/project management, event planning, research, and general office assistance. Applications will be accepted until March 7. Click here to apply.
GRANT RESOURCE CENTER (GRC):
See the Office of Research’s attached newsletter. (Weekly newsletters are archived on the Funding Opportunities page.) Several funding opportunity databases available for UNO students. Additional information available here. Instructions and links to the funding databases are found here.
Financial Resources
See what other financial resources are available to help you finance your education.
Career Services Database: Career Services utilizes the Handshake platform to automate the connection process for student and employer profiles, resume and cover letter uploads, job postings, internship/apprenticeship/cooperative experiences, and register for career events tailored to YOUR career interests.
Music Awards: awarded to students pursuing a Masters of Music (MM). Contact Department of Music for more information.
External Sources: UNO subscribes to databases allowing you to search for funding opportunities. Some require UNO IP address.
Grantforward: Extensive database with grants from federal, corporate, and foundation sources.
GRAPES: UCLA Graduate & Postdoctoral Extramural Support database
NSF: National Science Foundation funding search
Federal Student Aid: Federal resources for graduate students
NRC Research Associateship Programs
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine maintain a database of more than 1,600 research opportunities and administer postdoctoral and senior research awards at participating federal laboratories and affiliated institutions at locations throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Marine Studies Scholarships
Each year, MTS awards funding to outstanding undergraduate and graduate students who are accepted into or enrolled in full-time marine-related programs, with a focus on marine technology, marine engineering, or marine science. Learn more and apply!
Financial Aid
If you have questions about your Federal Financial Aid, please complete this form outlining the nature of your question and providing contact information. This is the best way to contact the office due to high volume of communications.