The amount awarded depends on the source of funds and the amount of work required. A number of doctoral programs extend a limited number of four-year fellowships to students with career interests in university research and teaching. The TEAM Scholarship, a special tuition remission scholarship, is available for a select number of highly qualified minority students accepted into graduate degree programs preparing professionals for the nation's schools. The Charles F. Donovan Teaching Scholars program offers an award covering one half of tuition costs to academically talented applicants to teacher education programs who have a desire to teach in an urban setting. Financial aid applications should be submitted as early as possible.
Most graduate students live off campus in nearby apartments, and costs vary widely.
The University Off-Campus Housing Office maintains lists of available housing and lists of students looking for roommates, and local realtors are quite helpful. A limited number of on-campus resident assistant positions are available for qualified applicants. Student Group There are more than 1,000 graduate students in the Lynch Graduate School of Education, representing a wide variety of national and cultural backgrounds. Since the specific program that the student enters has much to do with employment prospects after graduation, it is difficult to generalize about placement, but most programs have a very high placement rate. Students participate in the Graduate Education Association, which is involved in both academic and social activities.