A number of teaching and research assistantships are available. For exceptional students, several doctoral fellowships are available in addition to teaching and research assistantships. University-wide Chancellor's Doctoral Fellowships are also available. Early applications are strongly recommended. Foreign graduate students entering the program have been supported by a number of international agencies, including the Agency for International Development, the U.S. Department of State, the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations, American Friends of the Middle East, and the Organization of American States.
Some foreign students receive support from their own governments.
Foreign students interested in financial support from international agencies under country and institutional programs or from the U.S. government may obtain pertinent information from the cultural affairs officers at United States embassies. The University of Colorado at Boulder offers a limited number of assistantships and fellowships to some foreign graduate students after their first year. As a general practice, teaching assistantships for the first year foreign students are not offered. Residency for Tuition Purposes Students must establish residency to avoid paying the higher non-resident tuition. Colorado residency is defined by state statue.