The department's faculty includes an Eminent Scholar Chair, a McKenzie Professor, four Distinguished Research Professors and two Lawton Distinguished Professors. Fulltime graduate students in mathematics at Florida State University have access to the departmental SUN computer system, conduct their own seminars, may participate in student chapters of professional organizations, choose from among many specialty seminars, are invited to local and regional professional meetings, and are provided offices. The majority of the department's graduate students are supported as teaching assistants, while the University provides a limited number of fellowships that are granted under university-wide competition. We are enclosing information about fellowships. TAs need 18 hours of graduate math courses and good spoken English to teach solo classes.
Teaching assistants receive fee waivers covering their tution.
The department encourages new teaching assistants, especially new international teaching assistants, to begin their studies in the second six-week Summer C session, which begins on June 29. The deadline for fellowship consideration is February 1, 1998. Those making application for financial aid should add financial aid applications and three letters of recommendation, sent directly to the Mathematics Department.