FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
APPLICANTS FOR FALL ADMISSION:
Applicants
for fall admission compete for teaching assistantships and fellowships. In order to be considered for an award, the
application file must be complete by February 1. This means that the following items must be
received in the Department of Philosophy on or before February 1: application,
official GRE scores, transcripts, letters of
recommendation, Statement of Purpose and writing sample.
Teaching Assistantship awards are highly competitive; 4 to 6 teaching
assistantships are awarded to fall applicants each year. Although all application materials are
reviewed and considered, GRE Scores and GPA are integral to decision-making for
TA awards. Minimum verbal + quantitative
GRE (VQ) for admission is 1200; however, the average score for Fall 2004 admissions was 1305.
Dean’s
Excellence Award (DEA): Applicants for
fall admission also compete for the DEA which increases the TA stipend to
$15,000 per year for 4 years. Two DEA are awarded each year and are included in
the 4 to 6 teaching assistantships awarded to applicants each year. Requirements for DEA are a minimum GRE (VQ)
of 1250 with 3.5+ GPA.
CONTINUING DOCTORAL STUDENTS:
Teaching
assistantship awards are highly competitive and are awarded based on academic record, seniority and availability. Occasionally a
one year or one semester award will be made based on department need. Continuing students applying for a teaching assistantship
must have no incomplete grades. Deadline for application is February 1.
CURRENT TAs:
Renewal
of a teaching assistantship/associateship depends on the length of the original
award, academic progress, teaching record and
TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP DETAILS
Teaching assistantships consist of: a
$10,500 stipend distributed over the course of the fall and spring semesters
via biweekly paycheck in exchange for 20 hours of work per week and a tuition waiver
that covers all tuition except for “student fees.” In Fall
2004, semester fees payable by a student registered for 12 hours was: $530.44
for In-state tuition and $908.44 for Out-of-State tuition.
FELLOWSHIPS
Presidential Doctoral Fellowship (PDF): The
top two or three applicants for fall admission to the Philosophy Doctoral
Program are nominated for the PDF. The PDF is $20,000 per year for five years
with tuition waiver plus other perquisites. In three of the past
four years, a philosophy student has been offered a PDF.
University
Graduate Fellowship (UGF): In
even-numbered years, one applicant for fall admission to the Philosophy
Doctoral Program is awarded a $11,000 one-year UGF
with a tuition waiver.
MORE FELLOWSHIPS
Information
regarding several fellowships not mentioned on this page appears on the
following Graduate Studies page http://www.grad.usf.edu/fellowship.asp