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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. Assistantships
include a full tuition scholarship (18 credits, present value
$26,920) and a stipend ($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 competitive University of Miami Fellowships.
These fellowships provide a stipend of $25,000 and carry no teaching
duties for two 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.
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 conference travel.
Additional support for summer research is available on a competitive
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