The department offers financial assistance in the form of:

• Graduate (or teaching) Assistantships
• Tuition Scholarships

• Fellowships

Both Graduate Assistantships and Tuition Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis. Indicate the types of financial aid for which you wish to be considered on the application for admission. To be considered, you should apply by February 15; awards are announced by April 1.

Graduate Assistantships
Graduate Assistantships carry a stipend of about $8,400 for three academic quarters, plus a tuition scholarship for both the academic year and the adjoining summers. Assistants are expected to carry a full load of 12 hours per quarter and to perform a variety of tasks, including assisting the faculty in teaching basic courses and undertaking research assignments, for 15 hours per week. Graduate associateships can be extended for one additional quarter if the student is making satisfactory academic progress toward the degree. 

Tuition Scholarships
Scholarships covering tuition expenses alone are awarded on the basis of academic ability. Recipients are required to take a full academic load of 12 credit hours per quarter and are required to work six hours per week on departmental assignments. Support may be extended somewhat beyond one year if you are making satisfactory academic progress toward the degree. Follow this link to see available scholarships

Contemporary History Fellowships
There are a very limited number of Contemporary History fellowships of up to $11,000, which are available to Political Science graduate students enrolled in the Contemporary History certificate program. Additional forms of support are available for minority graduate students through the Office of the Assistant to the Provost for Minority Graduate Recruiting. 

The Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships
FLAS fellowships for graduate studies are awarded to graduate students demonstrating superb academic achievement and a commitment to the study of African languages and area studies. Up to 10 FLAS fellowships are awarded for the study of African languages and area studies during the nine-month academic year.
http://www.internationalstudies.ohio.edu/app-info/flas.htm