List of Graduate Funding Opportunities

Hite Assistantships

Established in 1946 through a bequest from Allen and Marcia Hite, the Hite Endowment Fund underwrites various programs in the Department of Fine Arts including Hite Assistantships.

Award: Multiple awards with amount ranging from $1,000 to $7,000.* Students are eligible to receive these awards for more than one academic year, however they must complete a new application each year in order to be reconsidered.Area of Concentration: Art History, Studio Art, Critical & Curatorial Studies.

Eligibility: All graduate students. Description: Awards are made with duties assigned in the following categories:

          • Class Assistants: aid faculty in one of their courses each semester. Duties are assigned by the individual faculty members, but generally include grading exams and assignments. Students receive a cash stipend.

          • Studio Assistants: aid faculty with general studio and equipment maintenance.

          • Research Assistants: engage in • activities such as bibliographic searches.

          • Exhibition Assistants: work with • Gallery Director and/or staff of the Speed Art Museum on exhibition or curatorial projects.

          • Visual Resource Assistants: work • with the department’s slide and digital image collection.

Application deadline: January 15

Don Payton Graduate Awards in Art History

Award: Range varies.*

Area of Concentration: Art History.

Eligibility: All art history graduate students.

Description: No assigned duties.

Application deadline: January 15

Cressman Scholarships

Award: Range varies.*

Area of Concentration: Art History, Studio Art, Critical & Curatorial Studies.

Eligibility: All graduate students.

Description: Award with assigned duties which advance the research and teaching activities of the department.

Frederic Lindley Morgan Research Assistantships

Award: Range varies.*

Area of Concentration: Art History.

Eligibility: Doctoral students whose area of concentration is Architectural History.

Description: Award with assigned duties related to the Morgan Professorship program.

Curatorial Research Assistantships

Award: Range varies.*

Area of Concentration: Critical & Curatorial Studies.

Eligibility: Graduate students in the Critical & Curatorial Studies program.

Description: In partnership with the Speed Art Museum, Curatorial Research Assistants are mentored by museum staff and gain broad experience by serving in a number of capacities in the museum. Compensation includes tuition remission and a stipend.

Arts & Sciences Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GTA)

Award: Range varies.*

Area of Concentration: Art History and Studio Art.

Eligibility: Studio and Art History graduate students who have completed a minimum of 18 hours of graduate coursework.

Description: GTAs are expected to teach introductory level courses over the academic year (Art History: 12 hours, Studio: 9 hours). Compensation includes tuition remission and a stipend.