Financial Support
All of our graduate students are supported financially
for the full time they are working towards their Ph.D. degree.
There are several different types of fellowships including research
assistantships, teaching assistantships, and fellowships for outstanding
candidates. The availability and exact terms of these support
mechanisms vary somewhat, but in general they are:
Fellowships.
A wide variety of fellowships are available from
both university and industrial sources. The terms
vary, and some carry with them modest teaching
responsibilities. In addition, competitive national
fellowships, such as the National Science Foundation
Graduate Fellowships, are available. Prospective
graduate students are strongly urged to compete
for these fellowships; winners will have their
stipends augmented substantially as permitted
by the donors. Likewise, foreign applicants are
urged to seek fellowship support from their governments,
and also in these cases augmentation may be possible.
The
Graduate
College Fellowship web site may be
of use in finding fellowships to apply for.
Research Assistantships.
Many of our students are appointed as research assistants
specifically for work on the student's own thesis project.
Chemistry Biology Interface Training Program.
Interested students should visit the CBI web site.
Teaching Assistantships.
Our graduate students are asked to be a part time teaching
assistant during some semesters, typically during their second and
third year. These appointments are for assisting in teaching chemical
engineering courses, typically involving quiz, discussion, or lab
sections, grading homeworks, etc. The workload of a teaching assistant
rarely exceeds 10 hours per week. Our students often regard the
experience gained as a teaching assistant as a very valuable part
of their graduate education.
