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The English Department makes every
effort to support qualified graduate students in a way that contributes
not only to their financial well-being but also to their intellectual
growth. The total package available to qualified students is financially
competitive with other major institutions; the teaching experience
it affords is professionally enriching.
Budget permitting, the English Department
seeks to furnish all students in its MA/PhD
program support up to $14,000 per year from their arrival or,
at latest, from the beginning of their second year, through their
fifth year in the program. Students in the PhD
program (who arrive with the MA in hand and have a shorter time
to degree) receive one less year of support. All applicants are
considered for fellowships and teaching; there is no need to apply
separately.
Financial support is awarded to incoming
students in a variety of forms. Most students become Teaching
Assistants, leading sections in advanced literature courses
and teaching in the Writing
Program. In addition, qualified students are considered for
full or partial fellowships
in their first and/or final years of graduate study. Such fellowships
include not only English Department stipends but the University’s
Chancellor’s Fellowship, Regents Special Fellowship and Humanities
Predoctoral Special Fellowship, each of which includes, in a student’s
first and last years, a $14,000 stipend, fees, tuition for out-of-state
students, and health insurance, as well as guaranteed space in university
housing for the first year. In the intervening years, students receive
full teaching assistantships. For MA/PhD students who win these
fellowships, the English Department customarily adds an extra year
of teaching assistantship to create a total five-year package. Diversity-based
fellowships such as the Cota-Robles and the Doctoral Scholars are
similarly structured. Entering students are also considered for
our campus's Interdisciplinary
Humanities Center Junior Fellowship, which includes a $2,000
stipend and participation in a two-day seminar at the Center in
September before matriculation.
Research in the humanities is encouraged
and supported in many other ways as well, with a number of full-year
and quarterly award competitions (including dissertation fellowships)
for advanced students, and some support for travel and research
for students at advanced levels.
All applicants to UCSB who wish to
be considered for financial support must file the FAFSA, the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid. The national deadline for filing
this form is March 2, each year. The form is now available online
at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/.
To use the site, you will need a supported browser. You will also
need to make sure your browser is set up properly so that the information
you give will be protected when it is sent over the Internet. If
you prefer to use the paper fafsa application, you can get it from
any college or university.
For more detailed information about
financial aid in our program, see Financial
Support in our Graduate Handbook as well as the following UCSB
Graduate Division's financial aid pages:
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