Financial Support P rospective students may apply for merit-based University graduate fellowships, University African American graduate fellowships, Graduate School scholarships, and graduate assistantships and scholarships by checking the appropriate boxes on the admissions application form. Detailed descriptions of the various categories of merit-based financial support can be found in Maxwell School Graduate Study brochure. In general students on fellowship are not required to teach or perform other services in exchange for their support. This form of aid is the most competitive to obtain.
Graduate assistants help faculty teach or conduct research.
They spend an average of 20 hours per week doing this and devote the rest of their time to their courses of study. Graduate assistants are paid and may also receive a Graduate School tuition scholarship of up to 24 credits. The Social Science department is allocated a number of graduate assistantship to award each year. Students on Social Science assistantship are typical assigned to other departments and academic unites to perform their assistantship duties. Students are also encouraged to apply for the numerous scholarships and fellowships available from foundations and other privately endowed sources.