Most Teaching Assistants will be given teaching assignments. However, there are several other assignments, such as working as a writing tutor, History Day coordinator, or as an Undergraduate Studies office adviser. Every effort will be made to assign Teaching Assistants to the position they have requested. This may not always be possible. Accepting a Teaching Assistantship constitutes an agreement that the student will accept her or his particular assignment.
All awards are contingent upon the availability of funds.
Endowed Fellowships and Dissertation Fellowships should be made on forms available from the Office of Graduate Studies in History. Letters of recommendation written in support of an applicant for financial aid should testify to the applicant's promise as a teacher as well as a scholar. All students applying for financial aid from the department must formally apply for it, even those students who are eligible for a simple renewal of their awards. Applications must be typed or printed, completed in full, and submitted by Fall Semester due date, for students already in the program, and for new applications, by December 15th, in order to be considered for financial aid in the subsequent academic year. Notification of an appointment to a Teaching Assistantship is usually mailed by mid-March.