Admissions decisions are made in mid-March and applicants are informed shortly thereafter in writing. If an applicant has been accepted into the program, the letter will also indicate if they were approved for funding, or placed on a funding waiting list. Applicants who have been offered funding must inform the History Department of their decision to accept or reject the offer by April 15th in compliance with the Council of Graduate Schools' resolution on funding deadlines. Should an applicant with funding not accept the offer, the department will move down the waiting list to the next candidate.