Financial Support for Graduate Students
Guiding Principals for Assistantships
Graduate teaching, research, and service assistantships and fellowships provide students with training and professional development opportunities that augment a student’s academic program of study. In addition, they provide financial support to ensure the student’s success in their degree program. The duties assigned students on graduate assistantships (20 hours per week on average) are determined by the department chair, graduate program director, or assigned faculty mentor and should serve to advance the career training objectives of the student as well as the needs of the department. These guiding principles apply to all students funded by the Graduate School’s assistantship lines.
There are many resources for financial assistance available to students pursuing graduate study :
Currently Available Scholarships, Fellowships & Grant Opportunities
Graduate Student Assistantships
Graduate assistantships (1-year) are not currently available.
University Scholarship and Awards
Fellowship programs and tuition awards in support of excellent students in Ph.D. programs.
For qualified new doctoral graduate students. These Fellowships include a stipend, full tuition, and health insurance and are intended to help recruit high-quality doctoral students.
A collection of websites to assist students in finding those much-needed support dollars while attending graduate school.
Financial Support for Minority Groups
A collection of websites to assist Underrepresented Groups.
Graduate Assistantship Tuition Remission
Graduate student financial aid program that remits tuition for selected graduate assistants and other advanced study students.
Resolution Regarding Graduate Scholars, Fellows, Trainees and Assistants
A list of CGS member institutions that support the Resolution concerning the conditions surrounding the acceptance of offers of certain kinds of graduate student financial assistance.
These online resources provide the latest funding announcements from various sponsoring agencies (federal, non-federal and non-profit)
Financial Aid
Information regarding financial aid, including eligibility, how to apply, different types of aid, and outside sources of financial aid.
FAFSA information for first-time applicants.
The Bursar's Office provides different options for students to pay tuition and fees.
Student Job Search Information
Information and resources to help you develop the knowledge and skills necessary to be competitive in the job search process.
Student Family housing options and the Early Childhood Education Program provide support for balancing academic and family life.