Funding

The Graduate Program provides five years of support for all students, provided that good progress is made toward completion of the degree.

The five-year funding package consists of a first fellowship in the entering year, followed by three years of teaching assistantships. In the fifth year (the fourth year for those entering with MAs), students who have passed their orals and filed a dissertation proposal with the Graduate Office, thus advancing to candidacy, may be eligible to apply for a second fellowship. Those not awarded second fellowships, will have a fifth year of TA.

After the completion of the funding package, students may be able to obtain further funding but this is not guaranteed.

First fellowships currently carry a stipend of $20,000 plus tuition remission. Second fellowships will in each case carry the same stipend as a student’s first fellowship. Teaching Assistantships carry a stipend of $19,815 plus tuition remission, student fees, and medical benefits. The teaching load is two courses a year.

Students who require funding after the end of the five-year funding package may apply for further teaching assistantships and part-time lectureships. In addition, students may earn money through resident preceptorships and work-study appointments, by teaching summer courses, or by serving as tutors, readers, or graders for undergraduate courses.