Financial Support and Resources
The most common form of financial support for entering doctoral candidate is a graduate assistantship. These awards carry a competitive stipend amount for the nine-month academic year and require that the recipient work 20 hours per week in support of the instructional and research activities of a faculty member. Students holding one of these graduate assistantships receive a full tuition waiver and summer research grants for each of their first two years.
Candidates who have completed most of their course work frequently hold either a half or full-time instructorship. Half-time instructors normally teach six hours (two classes) of undergraduate course work. The salary is dependent upon the individual’s credentials but exceeds the graduate assistantship stipend.
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Resources for International Students