Financial awards are available in several forms, with considerable variation from one program to another. All fellowships and assistantships described below are awarded on the basis of academic merit and potential for scholarship. University Tuition Scholarships Service-free awards that pay all or part of tuition costs. The following four awards are normally supplemented by a full University Tuition Scholarship. Graduate Teaching Assistantships.
Students carry out thesis or dissertation research with support from a research grant.
Honor Fellowships Several honor fellowships are awarded by the Graduate Dean to highly qualified students entering study for the Ph.D. or the master's degree, if that is the highest degree offered by the program. In order to be considered for these awards, an applicant's file must be complete by January 15. Individual departments nominate applicants for these highly competitive awards, which are announced in early March. The Graduate School offers these fellowships to African-American graduate students who intend to pursue the Ph.D. degree in preparation for teaching in the humanities, natural and engineering sciences, social sciences, or religion. Fellows in their third year gain teaching experience by assisting in their department's teaching program.