These include teaching and research assistantships, fellowships, fee scholarships, hourly wages and loans. Financial support is not guaranteed with admission to a graduate program, but the School of Education has an excellent record of supporting graduate students. Generally, preference is given to doctoral students over master's students, in awarding assistantships, fee scholarships and fellowships. Nearly all domestic doctoral students who request it receive financial support in one or more of the categories listed above.
Some international students receive financial support as well.
In recent years, budgets have been extremely tight, and some commitments for financial support to fall matriculants have not been made until July or August. This is the largest category of financial assistance for graduate students. In fact, a large majority of full-time doctoral students in the School of Education hold a graduate or research assistantship during some or all of their tenure in the graduate program. Department chairs and program heads play a large role in appointing graduate assistants and in keeping abreast of assistantship opportunities in administrative offices and in externally funded grant and contract projects. For new students, application for graduate assistantships is made in submitting the application for admission to graduate programs.