Other funding sources

Research Assistantships

A limited number of Research Assistantships, funded by external grants, are available through some of the faculty members of the Department. Appointments and re-appointments are decided by the Principal Investigator in consultation with the GPD and the Department Head. A Research Assistant who is not offered reappointment as an RA is eligible for a TA appointment according to the guidelines detailed above.

Outside Sources of Funding

A very limited number of grants and fellowships are available from various government and private agencies. These are usually awarded on a highly competitive basis, and are in some cases targeted to particular groups, e.g., women or minorities. Advanced graduate students with a proven record of achievement should especially seek out such awards. Announcements are usually posted on the Graduate Program bulletin board in the mail room; for more information, see the GPD.

Summer Support

There are some opportunities for summer teaching (through the Division of Continuing Education), though the availability of such positions varies from year to year. The Department has specific guidelines establishing the priorities for filling of these positions. Students will be asked to make requests for summer teaching during the spring semester and decisions will be made by the GPD as soon as practical. Please note that the Department is not able to provide summer funding for all interested students; students in need of summer funding should consider pursuing external sources as well.

The department attempts to make available a limited number of Departmental Research Assistantships each summer, funded by general department funds. Only PhD students with declared dissertation advisors are eligible for these RAs. Interested students should contact the GPD, and the student recipients will be determined by the GAC based on student achievement and time in the program. Except in unusual circumstances, each student may receive a Departmental RA at most once, and students who have received RA support on a faculty grant are usually not eligible.

Summer research support for advanced PhD students may also be available through research grants held by individual faculty members; these sources also vary from year to year.