Financial Support
Graduate students may receive appointments as research assistants, teaching assistants, fellows and/or scholars. The normal appointment offered to new graduate students in the PME Program is a Graduate Assistantship. The Graduate Assistantship requires the student to carry out research that culminates in a thesis satisfying the requirements for a graduate degree. All graduate students are encouraged to acquire some teaching experience as part of their degree requirements, and they may, therefore, serve as Teaching Assistants for one or more semesters. Fellowships and scholarships are also available. These are offered to continuing as well as incoming graduate students on a merit basis. Evaluation of graduate student credentials and fellowship/scholarship decisions are made by the department or college. Students are encouraged to visit the Graduate School Web site to apply.