Ph.D. Students in Composition Studies are eligible to apply for the following financial aid from the English Department:
Teaching Assistantship: Each semester, a Teaching Assistant teaches one section of English 401 (first-year composition) while taking two graduate courses. Advanced TAs in Composition Studies also have opportunities to teach Creative Nonfiction, Technical Writing and Persuasive Writing. A limited number of ESL teaching assistantships are also available to students with ESL teaching experience.
Tuition Scholarship: Full tuition waiver for the academic year. Full-time students in all programs are eligible to apply. A very limited number of half-tuition scholarships are also available.
For more information about various financial aid options and the amount of stipends and other benefits, please see the Application for Financial Aid form provided by the English Graduate Program website.
To apply for departmental financial aid, students must complete an Application for Financial Aid and have submitted a completed application to the Graduate School by the deadline. In addition, students wishing to apply for a teaching assistantship must also complete an Application for Teaching Assistantship by the deadline.
For those students attending part-time, the Graduate School provides a limited number of part-time tuition scholarships available on a competitive basis.
For more information and deadlines, please consult www.gradschool.unh.edu or call the Graduate School at (603) 862-3000.
Student wishing to apply for federal loans can contact the Financial Aid Office at (603) 862-3600.
