Political Science Graduate Financial Aid
The Department of Political Science is committed to supporting outstanding graduate students through competitive funding opportunities. Financial assistance is available through:
Both Teaching Assistantships and Graduate Recruitment Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis. A student should indicate the types of financial aid for which they wish to be considered on the application for admission.
How to Apply
To be considered, a prospective student should have the completed application and all required materials submitted to the Graduate College by Feb. 15; awards are announced by April 1.
Teaching Assistantships
Teaching Assistantships provide a stipend plus a tuition scholarship for an academic year. Assistants are expected to carry a full-time academic load of 12 credit hours per semester and to perform a variety of tasks, primarily assisting the faculty in teaching basic courses and possibly undertaking research assignments, for 15 to 20 hours per week.
Graduate Recruitment Scholarships
Scholarships covering a partial tuition support and a stipend and are awarded on the basis of academic ability. Recipients are required to take a full academic load of 12 credit hours per semester and are required to work five hours per week on departmental assignments.