To be considered for the AOF, check the appropriate line on the Graduate School Application for Admission. Contact your intended department for more information. Students apply directly, or with a sponsor, for the fellowships below. A traineeship allows a student to pursue a specific course of study within a field that has an extramural training grant. Students on traineeships participate in the research program of a faculty member to meet the requirements for the doctoral degree.
Traineeships are available mainly in the biological sciences, occasionally in other areas.
Contact your intended department for more information. Assistantships Teaching assistantships provide both money and valuable teaching experience. Teaching assistants carry teaching responsibilities in an academic department under the supervision of a faculty member. Project or program assistantships provide students the opportunity to assist with research, training, or other academic programs or projects that may be in areas other than the student s own degree-related research. Departments select assistants based on scholarly promise and the ability to perform the required duties.