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Funding

The Department of History offers 5 years of financial support to PhD students. The funding package provides support for tuition and a stipend. The funding package includes a combination of fellowship stipends and teaching assistantships (TAships). The fellowship includes support for 5 summers.

Here is a sample of how a PhD student is funded:

  • 1st year: 3 quarters fellowship stipend and 1 summer stipend 
  • 2nd year: 2 quarters TAships, 1 quarter fellowship stipend, and 1 summer stipend 
  • 3rd year: 2 quarters TAships, 1 quarter fellowship stipend, and 1 summer stipend 
  • 4th year: 3 quarters fellowship stipends and 1 summer stipend 
  • 5th year: 3 quarters fellowship stipends and 1 summer stipend

Unfortunately, no funding is offered for the co-terminal and terminal MA programs