What funding opportunities are available for the MS Kinesiology at SDSU?

As a program, there are no full rides. We offer a variety of conditional support to offset the cost of your studies. This includes Grad Assistant/Instruction Support Assistant (GA/ISA) positions, Aztec Scholarships and ENS Scholarships, and individual faculty may have funding support for graduate students. 

Graduate Assistant/Instructional Support Assistant (ISA) Positions

We employ graduate students in a variety of roles in our department, including:

• Graduate Teaching Associates: instructor of record for a lab class
• Graduate Assistants: lab preparation, research assistance
• Instructional Support Assistants: teaching assistant – advising, tutoring, grading, facilitating large classes.

Please see the ENS Graduate Assistantships page for more information and how to apply.

Aztec and ENS Scholarships 

The MS in Kinesiology has several graduate scholarships students will be able to apply for once enrolled in the program. Also, there are several competitive scholarships available to all graduate students via Aztec Scholarships.

• ENS Emeritus Professors' Scholarship
• George Ellis Memorial Scholarship
• Reet Howell Memorial Scholarship
• The Zasueta Family Endowed Scholarship
• Dr. Michael Buono Scholarship
• Kasch-Boyer Endowed Scholarship

Additionally, our college and university have several other graduate scholarships and fellowships.

• Master's Research Scholarship (MRS)
• Presidential Graduate Research Fellowship (PGRF)
• University Graduate Fellowship (UGF)
• Graduate Student Travel Fund

Individual Faculty Support

Some MS Kinesiology faculty members may be able to provide research assistantships from funded external grants. Please contact the faculty member(s) you are interested in having as a primary mentor for more details.