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Financial Assistance
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Assistantships
Teaching Assistantships
The department is alloted Teaching Assistantships by the university each year. Because TAs are eligible for renewal up to a total of three years, in some years the department may not appoint any new TAs. Normally, TAs are selected from students pursuing a doctoral degree. Assistantships include a stipend, tuition scholarship for up to 10 hours of graduate study per term, and health insurance. Stipend amounts depend upon prior experience and whether assistants hold an M.A. A TA is expected to teach, grade, proctor, and perform other pedagogical activities, while enrolling in a minimum of six credits of graduate work each term.
Graduate Research Assistantships
Individual faculty members may receive awards enabling them to employ Graduate Research Assistants for a single 9- or 12-month appointment; these are sometimes renewed for additional years. A GRA will receive stipends (amounts vary), tuition scholarships, and health insurance. A GRA will assist one or more faculty members with research, while enrolling in a minimum of six credits of graduate work each term. Some Research Assistantships (RAs), not including tuition, may also be available.
Years of Eligibility for Assistantships
After the initial year of appointment, a TA is usually renewed annually for up to two additional years as long as the student teaching evaluations are positive and the TA is making satisfactory progress in their graduate program.
Application for Assistantships
Along with other application materials, an applicant should submit a separate letter to the Director of Graduate Studies indicating his or her interest in an assistantship. Applicants for a Research Assistantship should indicate any special abilities potentially relevant to the research assistantship, such as computer skills, fluency in other languages, or interviewing experience. Students already in the program are invited to apply for assistantships in the Winter. Criteria for the selections of assistants are detailed in a later section.
Scholarships, Fellowships, and Housing Allowance
(Some of the awards and scholarships listed here may also be available to undergraduate students.)
Shirley Falconer Slayman Scholarship
Shirley Falconer was a graduate of Wayne State where she majored in Sociology. The scholarship has been donated by her family. The award rotates between undergraduate and graduate students. In odd-numbered years, it is given to a graduate student. More information on this scholarship can be obtained from the graduate advisor.
Hartung Award
In memory of Frank E. Hartung. An essay award in sociological criminology.
Graduate-Professional Scholarships
Wayne State University's Graduate School annually offers Graduate-Professional Scholarships to qualified applicants pursuing graduate or advanced professional degrees in any university program. Graduate teaching and research assistants, students holding other fellowships, internships or scholarships, and salaried or full-time employees or trainees of WSU may not hold this award concurrently. Graduate-Professional Scholarships are offered to both full-time and part-time graduate students. The award for full-time students provides a tuition scholarship of eight to 12 credits of graduate work per semester. The award for a part-time student provides a tuition scholarship of three to six credits of graduate work per semester.
King-Chavez-Parks Fellowships
The KCP Fellowship is designed to support minority scholars at the doctoral level by providing qualified students with a stipend, tuition scholarship, and health insurance.
Thomas C. Rumble Fellowships
Wayne State University offers Rumble fellowships for outstanding applicants with clearly defined objectives in their areas of specialization. A Rumble fellowship includes a stipend, housing allowance, tuition scholarship and health benefits. Eligibility is limited to full-time doctoral students.
Housing Allowance
The department has often had housing allowances for graduate students at its disposal. These allowances cover a portion of rent at a variety of housing options owned and operated by the university. Students interested in receiving a housing allowance should contact the department chair before March 1.
Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid (OSFA)
The purpose of this office is to assist students who do not have sufficient personal or family financial resources to attend the university. OSFA's programs are designed to assist graduate as well as undergraduate students who are enrolled in degree programs and attending WSU full- time. Loans and employment opportunities are available for eligible graduate students. To apply for federal need-based financial aid programs, students should contact the Wayne State University Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid well in advance of their anticipated enrollment.
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