Opportunités d'étudier et d'effectuer des stages aux USA

Going to the United States to study? Or to do research?

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail

I. First things first:

The language of instruction at must US universities is English.

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You will need to demonstrate proficiency in English

 Listening
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 Reading

 Speaking

 Writing

Must US universities require the TOEFL standardized examination

Most US universities requires prospective graduate students to take a standardized

exam called the GRE

The GRE measures student proficiency in three areas:

1. Verbal reasoning

2. Quantitative reasoning

3. Analytical writing
Formal education:
 You must have a bachelor’s degree to be eligible for admission into master’s

degree program

 You must have a master’s degree to be eligible for admission into a doctoral

program

 You must have a doctoral degree to be eligible for post-doctoral studies

 Degrees Must Be Closely Related To Your Proposed Field Of Study

 Must have excellent grades

Personal contact with US professor

 It is not what you know…, but who you know,…,and who knows you

 Networking is vitally important

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 Ask your Algerian professors if they know any US professors(from a scientific

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or collaborative research); ask your professor to “introduce” you to

the US professor

 The “introduction” will greatly enhance the likelihood that your e-mails and

graduate school application will be read /reviewed

How do you persuade a US professor to consider serving as your mentor?

 Strong academic background in the proposed field of study

 Research experience in the proposed field of study

 VERY HELPFUL, but not absolutely required

 Research publication are VERY persuasive

 Work experience in the proposed field of study(Helpful but not required)

  Be certain that your personal interests/ career goals are closely aligned with the

research interests of the US professor

The application process

Most universities use an on-line application process
Application materials include:
 Application Fee

 Statement of purpose(your research and career goals)

 Official copies of TOEFL and GRE scores

 Three letters of recommendation sent directly by the person who the letter( and

not by you)

 Standard application from(demographics)

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THE BIG PROBLEM:
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$ MONEY $
Cost of graduate school-example: lOWA State University
 Tuition & fees: $ 12,294 USD per semester
 $48,000 for 2 years; $96,000 for 4 years
Potential sources of funding
 Parents/ relatives

 Personal savings

 Loans from banks

 Scholarship- uncommon

 Fellowships

 Assistantships:

1. Most common mechanism

2. Part-time job; reduces tuition cost
Potential source of funding
 Algerian government

 US government

 World Bank

 Private Foundations

Post-doctoral training
 Typically funded by grants obtained by US professor

 Fixed term of employment

 Visa for work/study typically is not problem

 Focused entirely on research( not teaching or outreach/extension)

Short-term training
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 US government programs

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Algerian government

 Private companies

 Private Foundations