For fall semester matriculation, students should apply no later than January 15th . We recognize, however, that after financing four years of undergraduate education, most graduate students cannot pay tuition for another several years. The Department of History has resources to support graduate students through combinations of full and partial tuition waivers, fellowships, teaching assistantships, and research assistantships. We try to manage the admissions process in such a way that all Ph.D. students making satisfactory progress will be supported for at least four years. Most commonly, six entering Ph.D. students will receive such awards on the basis of merit and need.
All financial awards are conditional on satisfactory progress in the program.
Students whose dissertation research continues into a fifth and possibly a sixth year remain eligible for financial support, although the department can not guarantee support. Students have also received competitive grants from many libraries, archives, historical societies, and government and non-government sources. In addition to departmental awards, the university offers stipends for students from under-represented minority groups. To apply for financial aid complete the PDF form Graduate Financial Aid Application.