Financial Support
The Department makes a commitment to support each full-time graduate student
with a combination of research and teaching assistantships and fellowships.
Master's students are guaranteed support for the first three years of their
program. Ph.D. students are guaranteed five years of support during the first
six years of the program.
Support of both M.S. and Ph.D. students is year round and typically includes
tuition remission of up to 10 credits per semester and access to health
benefits. The number of graduate assistantships is limited and they are awarded
on a competitive basis.
A more detailed description of stipends, remission of tuition, and conditions
of graduate assistantships appears in the Handbook for Graduate Assistants.
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Fellowships for Graduate Students
Several types of fellowships are available and administered by the Graduate
School. Information is available from the Graduate School Fellowship Office and Office of Graduate Recruitment, Retention, and Diversity. The fellowships are
awarded annually on a competitive basis. Students are nominated for these
awards by the Department.
The Gahan Fellowship Fund, administered by the Department, is available to
advanced Entomology graduate students. This generous scholarship provides a full stipend plus a supplemental half-time research assistantship stipend to provide health benefits and tuition remission (up to 12 credits per semester). Applications are requested annually by the director of graduate studies.
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Policy on Support
The guidelines above enable the Department to be competitive in recruiting and
retaining outstanding students and help students pursue their graduate degrees without uncertainty
about funding. In addition, by placing a time limit on the period of funding,
they encourage students to complete the degree on time. Departmental support may
be terminated if a student fails to make satisfactory progress and meet
deadlines.
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