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Financial Aid
Financial aid is available in the form of
assistantships and fellowships, and is available for both U.S.
and international students (but it is only given to students
pursuing the Ph.D., not the terminal M.A.). Assistantships include a
full tuition scholarship (18 credits, the present value $25,906) and
a stipend (at least $20,000 for the coming academic year). Students
on assistantships assist faculty members with their teaching during
the first year, and in subsequent years teach one introductory
philosophy course of their own each semester.
The philosophy department is also able to nominate a few applicants
for the competitive University of Miami Fellowships.
These fellowships provide a stipend of $30,000 and carry no teaching
duties for the first three years (after that, the duties are the
same as those for assistantships).
Applicants who are African American or Hispanic and are U.S.
citizens are strongly encouraged to apply for a McKnight
Doctoral Fellowship. These fellowships are jointly supported by
the Florida Education Fund and participating Florida universities
(including the University of Miami), and provide for full tuition
and stipend support for 5 years. (The stipend offered by the
McKnight is currently $12,000 per year, while the department
contributes an additional $8,000 per year to match the assistantship
level of support.) McKnight Fellows have no teaching duties their
first three years, and in their last two years have
regular assistantships. We have been very successful at getting
McKnight fellowships for our entering students in the past. Please
note in your departmental application that you have applied for a
McKnight Fellowship, so that we can work with the Florida Education
Fund in processing your application and (if successful) in arranging
your funding. For more information and to apply online, see:
http://www.fefonline.org/mdf.html.
The application deadline is January 10, 2010.
Selected incoming graduate students will also be offered
Individual Research Accounts to help establish their research
careers in philosophy. Each account holds $5,000 that may be used
over the course of a student’s 5 years as a graduate assistant (up
to a maximum of $2,000 in any single year). The funds may be used to
cover research expenses including books, computer equipment, and
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