Graduate Program Financial Aid

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Various types of financial aid are available to full-time graduate students. Applicants for financial aid are evaluated by the Admissions' Committee with assistance offered to the highest ranked students. Approximately fifty percent of the graduate students receive some type of financial aid.

I. Graduate Assistantships

The Department offers a limited number of graduate assistantships. Students with assistantships receive a remission of ten hours of tuition fees per semester and a stipend ranging from $13,400.00 to $14,500.00 per academic year. Assistants are expected to devote twenty hours a week to their duties in the instructional or research programs.

II. Fellowships

The Graduate School awards Fellowships on a competitive basis to students nominated by the Department. Fellows are provided office space in the Department but are not required to perform services in the instructional program. Fellows receive a stipend of at least $17,000.00 for the academic year and twelve hours of tuition remission. These fellowships may be awarded for two years. Only students with exceptional academic qualifications are nominated for these awards.

III. Public Service Fellowship Program

Fellows in this program receive a stipend of at least $13,400.00, plus remission of tuition. More information on the Public Service Fellowship Program is located in the Centers and Special Programs section.