In addition, top applicants are nominated for Presidential University Graduate Fellowships, Clare Boothe Luce Fellowships, and other prestigious awards. Individual Graduate Fellowships Individual CNS applicants are urged to apply to the NSF, other federal agencies, and foundations for graduate fellowship support. Many CNS students have competed successfully for such fellowships, using both their excellent academic records and the specific interest of some granting agencies in furthering development of neural network research to advance brain science and intelligent technology.
Many companies offer tuition payment as a benefit of employment.
Most CNS courses meet once a week, from 5 to 8 p.m., to facilitate the participation of students with outside obligations. International Students International students enrolled in the CNS Department come from a variety of countries, including Australia, Austria, Brazil, Colombia, Bulgaria, Canada, England, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, People's Republic of China, Peru, Republic of China, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, and Venezuela. The department welcomes applicants from all countries. The types of financial aid the department can directly offer international students are sometimes limited, and visa restrictions may limit the types of part-time employment these students can obtain in the United States. However, many current CNS students have succeeded in obtaining international fellowships prior to their arrival in the department.