Early application is encouraged. University Fellowships are also be available through the Graduate School. These fellowships are highly competitive and awarded only to full-time students with exemplary records who are commencing study toward the Ph.D. Interested applicants should notify the Program Director, who is responsible for making nominations to the Graduate School. The fellowships are normally tenable for two years. Support from departmental funds is available for an additional two years.
Early application is required.
Students are encouraged to apply for external grants and contracts to support their dissertation research. This process should begin at least one year prior to commencement of the dissertation. All core courses are required unless waived by the Program Director based on previous study. Students with no prior study of statistics are required to take PADM 601 or PLAN 602 Statistics for Public Affairs and SOC 510 Computerized Data Analysis prior to enrolling in SOC 610. Students with previous study of basic statistics, but no experience with statistical software, are required to take SOC 510 prior to enrolling in SOC 610.