Graduate Assistantships and Fellowships

Graduate Assistantships are available through individual departments. Stipend rates paid are determined by the employing department or unit. Interested students should inquire at their department offices concerning the availability of assistantships and the procedure for making application. Prospective students should write directly to their major departments. Early inquiry is essential in order to be assured of meeting application deadlines. Appointments are made on the recommendation of the department chairperson, subject to admission to the Graduate School and to the approval of the Dean of the Graduate School. Clear evidence of superior ability and promise is required. Reappointment to assistantships requires evidence of continuation of good scholarship.

Unless otherwise specified, applications for these awards should be made to the appropriate department chair, University of Florida, on or before February 15 of each year.

Fellows and graduate assistants must pay appropriate in-state and out-of-state tuition. Fellows receiving semester stipends of $3150.00 or greater and trainees are expected to devote full time to their studies. Graduate assistants who have part-time teaching or research duties register for reduced study loads according to the schedule for required full-time registration.

School and department-specific funding opportunities:

African Studies
Center for Latin American studies
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships
Center for subtropical agroforestry
Center for Natural Resources
IFAS

University-wide funding opportunities:

http://www.rgp.ufl.edu/research/funding.html

Other funding for science and education:

http://www.phys.ufl.edu/grad_program/fellowships.htm
http://www.nsf.gov/home/grants.htm
http://fundingopps.cos.com/
http://www.epa.gov/ogd/grants/how_to_apply.htm
http://www.ed.gov/topics/topics.jsp?&top=Grants+%26+Contracts
http://www.reeusda.gov/nri/