Financial Support
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The financial aid program for M.S. and Ph.D. candidates includes competitive fellowships, research assistantships, and teaching assistantships. Stipends range from $1050 to $1250 per month in 1999-2000. Graduate fellowships and other awards are available on a very competitive basis. All students receiving financial aid also receive a full tuition waiver and pay only about $100 per semester, depending on individual needs. Partial and fully tuition scholarships are also available.
Financial assistance for graduate students in the Chemical Engineering program is available from the sources listed below.
Research Assistantships
Appointments are usually available for the student to participate in particular research projects which may often serve as dissertation research topics. A tuition scholarship is usually included. During the academic year, research assistants devote nominally one-half of their weekly effort to the dissertation research project. More time is expected to be devoted to research during the summer.
Teaching Assistantships
Some teaching assistantships may be available to qualified individuals. During the academic year the student is expected to devote half-time to assisting a faculty member in a course. This is in addition to time spent on research for the graduate degree that the student is pursuing.
Fellowships
These are special forms of scholarship which are sponsored by industry or government agencies. Fellowships may be granted for support of specified research, or in some cases may be unrestricted.
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