Graduate students in the department of anthropology are eligible for teaching assistantships and research assistantships with anthropology faculty. In addition to the support available in the department, the following programs are available:

General Graduate School Funding Opportunities

Visit: http://www.grad.msu.edu/funding.htm

Distinguished Fellowship Program

Contact: The Graduate School
Dr. Lester Manderschied
116 Linton Hall, Michigan State University
Telephone: 517/353-3262
E-mail: mandersc@msu.edu
Website: http://www.grad.msu.edu/ufellows.htm

This fellowship program provides financial support for outstanding students, based on demonstrated academic excellence and evidence of leadership potential. Students must be new to graduate study at MSU and plan to earn a doctoral (PhD or DMA) or MFA degree. Only US citizens or permanent residents are eligible. To be considered for the Distinguished Fellowship Program, students should indicate on the application for admission to MSU that they are interested in departmental funding. Those applications will be screened for suitability for a number of award opportunities, including the Distinguished Fellowship Program.

Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships

The US Department of Education’s FLAS Fellowships are awarded to MSU graduate students enrolled in programs which combine the study of a modern foreign language with advanced training and research in Africa (see African Studies Center FLAS), in Latin America or the Caribbean (see CLACS FLAS), and/or in international development studies (see CASID/WID FLAS). An applicant must be a US citizen or permanent resident. Fellowships are given for both the academic year and for summer intensive courses.

CASID/WID FLAS
 
Contact: Dr. Robert Glew
CASID
202 International Center, Michigan State University
Telephone: 517/353-4818
Fax: 517/353-8765
E-mail: glew@msu.edu
Website: http://www.isp.msu.edu/CASID/students/fellowships.html

The Center for Advanced Study of International Development/Women & International Development Program (CASID/WID) awards fellowships to MSU graduate students enrolled in programs which combine the study of a modern foreign language with advanced training and research in international development studies. CASID/WID offers fellowships for the study of the following languages: all levels of Arabic, Hausa, Swahili, and Portuguese; and advanced levels (i.e. beyond the first 12 semester hours) of Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, German, and French. Students who are studying other languages as part of their program in international development studies are encouraged to contact CASID.

African Studies Center FLAS

Contact: Dr. Yacob Fisseha
The African Studies Center
100 International Center, Michigan State University
Telephone: 517/353-1700
Fax: 517/432-1209
E-mail: fisseha@msu.edu
Website: http://www.isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/

Applicants must undertake an approved program of African language and area studies. Applicants will be favored who have clear promise of completing a PhD program with concentration in African language and area studies, plan to utilize their training in field research in Africa, and have excellent academic records. Awards are given for the study of African languages subject to approval by the US Department of Education.

Asian Studies Center

The MSU Asian Studies Center now offers FLAS fellowships in addition to those offered by African Studies and CASID. Information about applying for an Asian Studies FLAS fellowship can be found at:http://asianstudies.msu.edu/flasfellowship/