Graduate Program Assistantships & Fellowships
Currently, all of our full-time students are receiving support about 40% from
teaching assistantships, 40% from research assistantships, and 20% from fellowships
or other sources.
Teaching Assistantships
Beginning graduate students may be offered half-time appointments, primarily
for teaching undergraduate labs. Tuition is waived for half-time teaching assistants.
Students for whom English is not their native language must achieve a score
of at least 50 on the TSE in order to be eligible for a Teaching Assistantship.
All applicants will be considered for half-time teaching assistantships.
Follow this link for additional information
for prospective international students, including more information on English
requirements.
Research Assistantships
Most research groups have federal or state grants that support research assistantships.
Students typically receive 12-month half-time appointments; appointments on
a semester basis are also common. First-year students are typically supported
with teaching assistantships and more advanced students with research assistantships.
Two- or three-month summer research appointments are often available to newer
students. Please contact faculty members to discuss research opportunities.
Fellowship Opportunities
The University of Kansas has a number of fellowship opportunities for doctoral
study. Exceptional students whose applications (complete with reference letters)
are received by December 15 will be considered for fellowship nominations.
These opportunities include the Madison and Lila Self Fellowship and
the Honors/First Year Fellowship. Minority students may also apply for
the Melik Graduate Fellowships. The Department of Physics and Astronomy
has a graduate fellowship endowed by the family of former student John Lowry.
The Lowry Graduate Fellowship is awarded to outstanding graduate students
for up to four years during their graduate studies. Scores on the general GRE
exam are required for fellowship consideration.
Information regarding available fellowships may be found from the following
links:
University of Kansas Graduate
Fellowships page includes information on the Honors/First-Year Fellowship,
and Melik Graduate Fellowships.
The Madison and Lila Self Fellowship
Program (a university wide competitive program)
Research Funding
The main sources of research support include the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and
the Department of Defense. In fiscal year 2005, the department had $2.8 million
in external funding.
