Sociology

To be eligible to receive an award, you must:

• Be a degree-seeking graduate student.
• Have a competitive GPA and GRE scores.

Assistantships:

• Research assistants: you will work directly with a professor on research.
• Teaching assistants: you will either assist a professor in his/her class, or teach a lower-level course.
• Assistantships are on a contract basis for 10, 15, or 20 hours and span the 10 month academic year.
• Click here to download the assistantship application.

Regulations:

• The majority of assistantships are renewed on a year-to-year basis predicated on adequate performance of duties and progress toward degree.

1^st Year Graduate Students:

• Do not need to fill out a financial aid application.  They will be considered according to their admittance application.

2^nd Year Graduate Students:

• Must turn in a financial aid application in January for the following year.  You may get an application from the department graduate secretary.