Also, stipends for living expenses are available along with fellowships and assistantships in both teaching and research. In order to receive this assistance, a student must be accepted into, and attend, our Ph.D. program. Chancellor's Graduate Fellowships for African Americans are available to African American graduate students interested in becoming university or college teachers.
Awards are renewable for five years for doctoral candidates making satisfactory progress.
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer T. Olin Fellowships are awarded as a result of an annual competition open to all women who intend to commence graduate studies at Washington University the following fall. Women wishing to become candidates for the Olin Fellowship competition are asked to complete a separate Olin application in addition to their application for admission. Applicants must be graduates of a baccalaureate institution in the United States. Graduate Research Assistantships are available and afford valuable research experience and training. The School of Social Work provides additional financial support to doctoral students ranging from travel subsidies for professional conferences to paid apprenticeships with the Journal of Social Services Research , edited by GWB Faculty.