MFA CANDIDATES ARE FUNDED THROUGH A RANGE OF APPOINTMENTS including Teaching Associate, Teaching Assistant, and Research Assistant position; fellowships; and paid internships. Currently, approximately 90% of full-time candidates are funded at a level sufficient to bring a waiver of tuition and most fees. In addition, the MFA Program offers several smaller fellowships and awards each year.

TEACHING & RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS:

•	The University Writing Program, which oversees undergraduate composition courses, appoints more MFA candidates than any other single office. Incoming and current candidates may apply for appointments which carry a 3-section per year teaching load and are renewable for up to three years. Salary is approximately $16,000 per year, plus a waiver of tuition and most fees.
•	Undergraduate creative writing sections, offered through the English Department, are typically awarded to MFA candidates in their second or third years in the program. Current candidates may apply for single-semester appointments in the late fall for the following year. Salary is approximately $8,000, plus a waiver of tuition and most fees.
•	jubilat’s Managing Editor position is designated for MFA candidates and is supported by a Research Assistantship. Calls for applications are released as needed for this three year position.
•	Candidates also pursue teaching and research positions in other departments on campus including, recently, the Center for Teaching, Film Studies, University News Office, and the College of Natural Sciences.

FELLOWSHIPS:

•	Incoming candidates are considered for MFA Fellowships, nonworking fellowships of approximately $7,722, plus a waiver of tuition and most fees.
•	Incoming candidates are considered for nomination for University Graduate Fellowships, nonworking fellowships of approximately $16,000, plus a waiver of tuition and most fees.
•	Incoming candidates may also self-nominate for consideration for an MFA Diversity Fellowship.
•	Current candidates may apply for Juniper Fellowships (two per year), two-year working fellowships of approximately $4,000, plus a one-semester waiver of tuition and most fees.
•	Current candidates are considered for nomination for University Graduate Fellowships, nonworking fellowships of approximately $16,000 plus a waiver of tuition and most fees.

INTERNSHIPS & AWARDS:

•	Through the Juniper Summer Writing Institute, MFA candidates serve as faculty for the Institute for Young Writers, earning academic credit and stipends.
•	The Juniper Initiative additionally sponsors multiple internships bringing applied literary arts credit and stipends for work pertaining to programs including: the Juniper Summer Writing Institute, Juniper Literary Festival, Jones/jubilat Reading Series, Juniper Prizes in Poetry & Fiction, and Writers Work. Other internships bringing credit and/or stipends are available with a range of oganizations through the Applied Literary Arts Program.
•	In addition, each year candidates may enter a range of competitions bringing cash awards and/or publication.