Financial Assistance MEAM graduate students are able to take advantage of a variety of opportunities for financial support. All recipients of financial aid from the MEAM Department are required to be involved in departmental research activities with a faculty advisor. Students earn graduate credits for their research work. When awarding financial aid, strong preference is given to doctoral and PhD-bound master's students. However, limited suport is also available to the students who only seek master's degrees.
Graduate students work with one or several faculty members on a sponsored research project.
Incoming graduate students are encouraged to contact faculty directly about possible positions. The MEAM Department awards numerous GSI appointments in undegraduate courses to well-qualified incoming graduate students. Grduate students may receive offers combining two of these three forms of aid. It may also include travel funds to attend technical conferences. For financial aid consideration, students must indicate their interest on their application and submit their completed application by January 15.