The prestigious Henry Mitchell MacCracken Fellowship honors the founder of the Graduate School of Arts and Science. The Graduate School reserves a number of these fellowships for historically underrepresented ethnic and minority groups. Teaching and research assistantships cover tuition and modest living expenses. These awards are made by departmental faculty. The Graduate School holds an educational development program for newly appointed assistants each September.
Many departments offer fellowship assistance through restricted funds.
Refer to the Graduate School's application and bulletin for detailed information about such opportunities. The Dean's Summer Fellowships for Preliminary Ph.D. Research provide support for students to visit libraries, archives, laboratories, or field sites before beginning their dissertation research. Students invited to present papers at academic conferences qualify for awards from the Graduate School Conference Travel Fund. The Dean's Dissertation Fellowships support students in their final year of dissertation writing. Although Graduate School funding is directed toward doctoral students, there are a limited number of fellowships for master's students.