Admissions and Financial Aid
The Graduate School strongly encourages interested candidates to apply for admission on-line; standard paper applications are also available. You can find additional information about the application process
The Graduate School grants incoming doctoral students five years of guaranteed support, which includes a stipend, tuition remission, and a health-insurance subsidy. All promises of student support are subject to students' making satisfactory academic progress as determined by their programs of study. No such aid is available for master's degree students.
The History Department encourages applicants to apply for grants such as The Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships in Humanistic Studies to help fund their graduate studies.
Beginning in the second year, doctoral students in history normally win appointments as teaching assistants or proctors. Contingent upon satisfactory progress toward the degree, these awards are usually renewable for two years. The awards provide tuition and stipends, which have steadily increased in recent years.
The Department also recommends advanced students (writing dissertations) for financial aid in furtherance of research. These help to cover a variety of expenses, including travel and living expenses incurred in the process of research.
Please note that
due to time constraints, Prof. Mari Jo Buhle is unable to accept any new graduate students.