The school maintains an instructional computer lab for classes involving hands-on computer work. The UW-Madison libraries include nearly 5.9 million volumes, more than 4 million microfilm items, and hundreds of thousands of government documents, maps, and audiovisual materials. Library users can search 30 million citations in journal and information databases. Financial Aid Graduate fellowships and scholarships are offered to incoming students based on academic merit. Teaching, research, and project assistantships are available to qualified students on a competitive basis.
Selection is based on thee applicant's scholarly promise and ability to perform the required duties.
Advanced Opportunity Fellowships are available for students of color and educationally disadvantaged nonminority students at any stage of graduate study. Funds to support graduate student research are available through the School of Human Ecology and the Graduate School. Tuition and fees for 2000-01 academic year will be available in August 2000. Graduate students with families, spouses, or domestic partners may rent University Student Apartments, an affordable community rich in diversity which offers child care services and bus routes to campus. There are many off-campus apartments and houses for rent near the university.