For a description of the Teaching Assistantship, see Appendix XII . The Graduate School makes available a few summer PRF Research Grants to students who are well along in their programs. Recommendation for the summer PRF Research Grant is made by the student's major professor. Descriptions of the prioritized categories for applicants are available in the Graduate Office. Students who have completed the primary and secondary area examinations and requirements and the Oral Defense of their Dissertation Prospectus are eligible to compete for year-long PRF Research Grants.
Major professors nominate students for year-long grants.
The nomination for a year-long grant must be accompanied by a carefully written grant proposal. Nominations are ranked by a departmental committee and forwarded to the SLA Dean's Office for final determination. Sample proposals for projects recently awarded funding are on file in the Graduate Office.