The Department has regularly at its disposal two forms of financial aid for graduate students in language and literature: Fellowships and Associate Instructorships. Loan and work-study eligibility are determined by the Office of Student Financial Assistance.
Each year the department offers a small number of fellowships. First-year fellowships are generally available only to graduate students entering the literature concentration; applicants for the Ph.D. program who have already done graduate work elsewhere will normally not be considered for them. In 2016, fellowships will carry a stipend of about $18,000, plus a tuition and fee-remission that covers roughly 90% of the cost of enrollment. Fellowship packages are typically succeeded by an Associate Instructorship, renewable for five years or more, provided the student makes reasonable progress toward fulfilling degree requirements. To apply for a fellowship, the applicant should check "yes" on item 6 of the application form.
Associate Instructorships in the first year are only available to applicants to the concentration in Literature if they have completed an M.A. (or its equivalent) at the time of their appointment as Associate Instructor; in 2016, stipends will be $15,750, plus tuition and fee remission.
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