Financial Support
Graduate Instructorships
Financial support is available to students enrolled in the M.A. and Ph.D. programs only.
Graduate instructorships are available for financial support during the academic year. As a Graduate instructor, you would teach one section per term in the lower division language program. In addition to the graduate instructorship ($13, 260 for 2007-2008) you receive an automatic tuition waiver and health care benefits. You may add to this amount by teaching during summer session.
Fellowships and Grants
These fellowships allow first-year, mid-career, and dissertation-stage students to concentrate fully on coursework, exam preparation, and dissertation research.
You receive financial support for travel to present your research at professional conferences. You may also be selected for a research assistantship to assist faculty in research projects, curricular development, or editorial work.
For further information on the fellowships below, contact the Director of Graduate Studies.
For further information on other fellowships not listed below contact the Graduate Fellowship Office.
| Name | Description | Deadline for 2007-2008 |
| Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship | The Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship is to give outstanding final-year Ph.D. candidates who are making timely progress toward the degree--typically those who will be entering their final year of graduate study--an opportunity to complete the dissertation within the upcoming academic year by devoting full-time effort to the research and writing of the dissertation. Stipend: $22,000 plus tuition and health insurance. |
March 14th |
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| Walter H. Judd International Graduate & Professional Fellowships (OIP Fellowship) | The Judd Fellowships are designed to support the continued internationalization of the University of Minnesota by providing critical assistance to students enrolled in master's and professional degree programs, and to increase opportunities for students to study, undertake internships, and conduct research projects abroad. |
February 11th, noon |
| ICGS-MacArthur Scholars Fellowship | ICGS-MacArthur Scholars Fellowship is for incoming students, currently give first-and often fourth-year fellowship support, and the student's home department provides second-and third-year assistantship support. Please note that consideration for MacArthur Scholars Fellowships will only be given to candidates nominated by their academic departments. | January 25th |
| Graduate Research Partnership Program (GRPP) | The GRPP provides a summer research stipend to CLA graduate students to support their professional, scholarly, and creative development while collaborating with a CLA faculty project adviser on scholarly research and creative activity. |
Contact DGS |
| Departmental Summer Fellowships | Primarily for Ph.D. students doing topic or dissertation research. Research grant: $4,000 |
Contact DGS |
| Foreign Language and Area Studies ( FLAS) Fellowship | Fellowships to study foreign languages in support of graduate research. Summer: $2,500 living stipend PLUS tuition and selected fees Academic Year: $15,000 living stipend PLUS tuition and selected fees |
February 11th, at 4:30pm |
| Harold Leonard Memorial Fellowship in Film Study | Open to graduate students proposing a year of well-defined research or study in film history, criticism, theory, or aesthetics. Up to two awards. Stipend: $21,000, plus tuition. |
December 3rd, at noon |
| Chateaubriand Fellowship | The Chateaubriand Fellowship is a grant offered by the Embassy of France in the United States. Every year, it allows doctorate students enrolled in American universities and post-doctorates to conduct research in France for up to 10 months for the Scientific fellowships and up to 12 months for the Humanities ans Social Sciences fellowships. Chateaubriand recipients receive a stipend, a round trip ticket to France and health insurance. |
December 15th |
| Newberry Library Committee on Institutional Cooporation Graduate Student Fellowship | Short-term fellowships are generally restricted to post-doctoral scholars or Ph.D. candidates from outside of the Chicago area who have a specific need for Newberry collections; some fellowships, however, are open to other categories of applicants and Chicago residents. Please read the following descriptions carefully for the eligibility restrictions on particular fellowships. The tenure of short-term fellowships varies from one week to two months, unless otherwise noted under the award description. A majority of fellowships will be for one month or less. Unless otherwise noted, the amount of the award is $1600 per month, pro-rated for shorter periods. | March 1st |
| Charlotte Newcombe Fellowship | The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help Ph.D. candidates in these fields complete their dissertation work in a timely manner. In addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or religious), dissertations appropriate to the Newcombe Fellowship competition might explore the ethical implications of foreign policy, the values influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures, and religious or ethical issues reflected in history or literature. |
November 5th |
| Thesis Research Grants | Grants of up to $2,500 are available to support thesis research, such as domestic travel and expenses for fieldwork, postage, and photocopying. Deadlines: October 1 and March 1 | October 1st and March 1st* * For summer or fall research, apply by the March 1 deadline. |