These fellowships, some of which give special consideration to economically disadvantaged minority graduate students, include a stipend and remission of tuition and some fees. Fellowship recipients are required to carry a minimum of twelve hours of graduate credit each semester. Application forms for fall semester must be returned to the Graduate School by February 1. In addition, the Department of English currently offers three Competitive Graduate Awards to non-SIUE undergraduates, with the same stipulations as above. Assistantships are for the nine-month academic year and provide both a stipend and a waiver of tuition.
Assistants normally take two classes each semester and teach one.
Applications for assistantships must be completed and received in the English Department by March 1. Please note that graduate students from outside the United States are generally not awarded assistantships for their first year of graduate study. A jointly advised program ordinarily consisting of 15 hours in English will be designed, taking into account each student's background and interests. Throughout the program the student must consult with the English graduate adviser before signing up for any courses in English. Some programs will include more than 15 hours in English in order to satisfy this requirement.