In addition, medical and dental benefits are provided. These are similar to the full time positions described above but require half of the work. There are no specific duties required of a fellowship recipient. Tuition is not waived with the receipt of a fellowship. They cover all or part of tuition cost, but not the general university fee.
Application is made through the department at the beginning of the academic year.
These awards are available to U.S. Citizens or permanent residents, based solely on student need. Further information may be obtained from the Student Financial Aid Office , U-116. Student Labor requests are advertised through the department. Financial aid is sometimes available in the form of fellowships from industrial firms for students who are interested in teaching as a career. Under the Cooperative Education Program, students can be employed, for one or two semester periods, by industries who are participating in this program at the University of Connecticut.