Departmental Fellowships & Assistantships
The majority of funding available for graduate study is provided by the student's department or program. For information about student funding in a specific department or program, students should contact the program director of graduate studies. In general, a student's support package may be composed of several different types of funding, including:
Full or partial scholarships to cover tuition and fee expenses
Fellowship stipends, which require no service, and are awarded by the department or program. Many departments, including Chemistry, Economics, English, Psychology, and Religion also offer endowed fellowships. Selection for these fellowhips is usually made by faculty committee within the individual department.
Training program appointments, for US citizens and permanent residents participating in federally funded training programs,
Research Assistantships, available for graduate students whose special training and qualifications enable them to serve as assistants to individual staff members in certain departments, and
Teaching Assistantships, which are part-time instruction opportunities offered to qualified graduate students for work as instructors, preceptors and section leaders, tutors, and graders.
Several departments utilize, when possible, the federal work study program to help fund research and teaching assistantship positions. As a result, some departments may require or request that students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid so that eligibility for work study funds can be determined. This form can be completed on-line at www.fafsa.ed.gov .
In addition to the departmentally based awards, several interdisciplinary programs and centers offer fellowship and assistantship awards to both incoming and continuing students interested in the program areas. These include programs in Documentary Studies, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Women's Studies, and centers such as the Kenan Center for Ethics and the John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies.