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 $14,772.00 to $15,924.00 per academic year. Assistants
are expected to devote twenty hours a week to their duties in the instructional
or research programs.
Graduate Assistantships are also available outside the Department. Visit UMD's
Human Resources site for more information on these opportunities.
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.
Public Service Fellowship Program
Fellows in this program receive a stipend of at least $14,772.00, plus remission
of tuition. More information on the Public
Service Fellowship Program is located in the Centers and Special Programs
section.
Department Travel Funds
The department will offer travel funds to graduate students once a year (July
1 to June 30 each year) for the purpose of presenting a paper at various conferences.
A request for departmental travel funds must be filled out, submitted and
approved by Professor Morris prior to the trip. Once the student
has returned from the conference he/she will fill out an expense statement in
order to be reimbursed. Students will be reimbursed up to $300.00 for domestic
travel and up to $450.00 for foreign travel.
If a student requests departmental travel funds after returning from a conference
he/she may receive no more than ½ of the standard reimbursement ($150.00 for
domestic travel, $225.00 for foreign travel). This will also be considered
his/her yearly travel funding.
Goldhaber Travel Funds
The Graduate School offers a one-time (one time only during your tenure here
at UMCP) travel reimbursement for a paper presentation at a conference as well. This
must be applied for in conjunction with the student’s yearly departmental travel
request. The form for Goldhaber Travel Funds can be found on the Graduate
School website: www.gradschool.umd.edu. Fill
out the form along with the departmental travel request, attach all required
documentation and then return to Ann Marie.
