Philosophy Department Graduate Program
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The Old Union Ph.D students admitted to the department receive, as a general rule, five years and two summers of full support, which includes any outside support (i.e. Mellon, NSF). A University fellowship in combination with five quarters of teaching assistantship (during the second, third and fifth years) pay for tuition and provide a living stipend.
The normal combination of fellowship and teaching assistantship is as follows:

First year: A student will be on University fellowship for three quarters. No teaching requirement allows full time for study.
Second year: Student will have one quarter of University fellowship, and two quarters of teaching assistantship.
Third year: Like the second year, a student will be on University fellowship for one quarter, and a teaching assistantship for two quarters.
Fourth year: The student receives three quarters of full support as a pre-doc affiliate, allowing full focus on dissertation work.
Summers: There are normally two summers of fellowship support, which includes outside fellowships.
Fifth year: Student will have two quarters of University fellowship, and one final quarter of teaching assistantship.

There is no funding available for M.A. students.


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