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Full-time Graduate Students in Science and Engineering Fields by Mechanism of Support: 2006

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Mechanism of Support Full-time Graduate Students: 2006
Number Percent
Fellowships 33,345 10.1
Research assistantships 105,604 31.9
Teaching assistantships 70,003 21.1
Traineeships 9,724 2.9
Other types of support 112,706 34.0


Source: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics
Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering: Fall 2006 (NSF 08-306), Table 47. Full-time graduate students in science and engineering fields in doctorate-granting institutions, by primary mechanism and primary source of support: 1999–2006

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