At the present time we have a limited amount of support for our graduate students. Such support is in the form of research assistantships, teaching assistantships, and federally supported traineeship grants. Second year students have priority for this support, however we do recognize outstanding students in the first year. Financial support is usually given at the beginning of the fall semester and past performance may not necessarily indicate our ability to continue funding.
Awards are typically for ten hours of work per week per semester.
In addition to the stipend, students taking at least nine graduate course credits receive a full tuition waiver and a waiver of the curriculum fee. Students working as a research or teaching assistant also receive a health fee waiver. Information on additional financial aid available from the University can be found on the University of Massachusetts Financial Aid Home Page. Information on University policies and procedures for assistantships can be found on the Graduate School Graduate Appointments Policies and Procedures site. Copyright 2000 University of Massachusetts, Amherst.