The D. Burton DeLoach Graduate Scholarship in Economics is awarded to a graduate research assistent in one of the following departments: Economics, Agricultural and Resource Economics, or Forest Resources. The resipient is required to have some supervised teaching. The recipient of this scholarship receives $4,000 - $5,000.
The Emery Castle Graduate Scholarship in Economics is awarded to the graduate students proposing to work toward a master`s or Ph.D. in Economics, Agricultural and Resource Economics, or Forest Resources. The recipient of this scholarship receives $2,500.
The Outstanding Graduate Student Award is bestowed annually to graduate student in the Department of Economics with the best academic performance in the previous year. The recipient of this award receives $700.
The Emery Castle Award is awarded to all Ph.D. students in the Department of Economics who pass their core (theory and econometrics) examination on the first attemp. The recipients of the award receives $100.
Graduate Teaching and Research Assistentships (GTAs and GRAs) are available to graduate students who have superior academic records. Normally, new graduate assistants receive a 9-month contract at 0.4 FTE (16 hours work per week), which includes a tution waiver (but does not include student fees) and a salary of approximatelly $8,500. Summer teaching opportunities are also available for many GTAs.
Assistentships are normally renewed each term until student`s degree objectives are completed. Assistantships are typically extended to master`s students for two years and to Ph.D. students for a total o four years. Renewal depends, however, upon the achievement of normal progress toward the degree objective, satisfactory academic performance, and acceptable zuality of the work related to the assistantship. All assistanships are awarded subject to the availability of funds.
The Univesity`s Financial Aid Office administer grants, College Work Study and general scholarship programs. International students may apply to the Office of International Educaion for tution scholarships. The amount of funds available for this program, however, varies from year to year.
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