Funding your Graduate Education

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Many graduate programs offer teaching and research assistantships that give graduate students the opportunity to teach classes, and conduct field work and laboratory experiments.

Eugene McDermott Graduate Fellowship

The Eugene McDermott Graduate Fellows Program is designed to prepare outstanding doctoral students for careers in leading research enterprises. The University’s schools, departments and programs recruit distinguished doctoral students from across the nation and around the world. Each year, some of the most talented of these are named Eugene McDermott Graduate Fellows. McDermott Fellows receive a four-year award package that annually includes a 12-month stipend of $36,000, health insurance, tuition and fees, discretionary budget of $10,000, professional development, and other enrichment opportunities.