Graduate Program in History:Funding

Graduate Teaching Fellowships. The major form of funding for newly admitted graduate students is the Graduate Teaching Fellowship (GTF). GTFs are awarded on a competitive basis to both M.A. and Ph.D. students. Application forms are included with every application packet. Awards are offered to students on the basis of academic merit, without regard to financial need.

Each GTF award includes a tuition waiver, a stipend, and health insurance benefits.

The tuition waiver covers up to sixteen credits per quarter, which easily covers the normal graduate course load. For those students who meet the eligibility requirements, tuition waivers for summer quarter courses are also available.
The stipend is paid to students on a monthly basis. During 2006-2007, stipend levels are $8,707.00 per academic year for M.A. students and $9,833.00 per academic year for Ph.D. students.
Graduate Teaching Fellows are also eligible to receive health insurance benefits for the individual GTF and a subsidized rate for family members. During the 2005-2006 academic year, the value of the health insurance benefit for a single GTF is $628.00 per term and ranges up to $1,384.00 per term for a GTF with a family.

Teaching Duties. The University of Oregon is proud to have been one of the first universities in the country in which Graduate Teaching Fellows were unionized. Since 1977, our GTFs have been represented by the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation (GTFF). In addition to the benefits listed above, union representation means that the teaching duties of GTFs are regulated by agreements negotiated between the GTFF and the University. In History Department, the duties of a GTF usually take one of the following forms:

A GTF might be assigned to lead two discussion sections (of up to 25 students each) and help grade papers in a large lower-division lecture course, usually a survey of United States History, World History, or Western Civilization.
A GTF might be assigned to grade papers for a large upper-division lecture course. Since upper-division lectures rarely have discussion sections, GTFs in these classes grade papers for up to 85 students. Examples from recent years are in Latin American History, U.S. Women's History, African American History, American Radicalism, and War and the Modern World.

Length of the Award. Once a student has been awarded a GTF, the History Department's policy is normally to offer two years of support at the M.A. level and three years at the Ph.D. level, assuming that several conditions are met. These include satisfactory progress toward the degree, satisfactory performance as a teaching fellow, and the absence of unanticipated budget disasters.

GTFs in other departments. Students who are not awarded GTFs in History or who are placed on the waiting list for History GTFs are encouraged to apply for GTFs in other UO departments and programs. Deadlines and requirements vary; the History Department Graduate Secretary will send additional information to students in this category after all History GTFs have been awarded each year.

History Department Travel and Research Monies. After a graduate student is admitted, the History Department has Travel and Research Monies available. Funds in the amount of a maximum of $200 per student are dispensed on a first-come, first-served basis. The monies are available for the following activities: research expenses, participation in professional conferences, career advancement expenses and other meritorious requests.

UO Travel and Research Funds. In addition to the funds available in the History Department there are at least two other sources of support for graduate student travel and research, the Graduate School and the Center for the Study for Women in Society. The UO Graduate School offers students travel and research grants up to $500 toward reimbursement for research and travel expenses associated with their thesis and dissertation work. The Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) offers students working on topics about gender, feminist theory, or any aspect of women's experience. CSWS travel grants range from $100-$500, CSWS research support grants range from $100 to $2500, CSWS Laurel Research Award is $2500 and the CSWS Jane Grant Dissertation Fellowship is $10,000.

History Department Fellowships and Awards. The History Department offers fellowships and awards on a competitive basis each year, including the Leah Kirker Scholarship $250, the Turner Award $2500, and the Lang Dissertation Fellowship which offers one-quarter stipend of $3000 and a tuition waiver for a History Ph.D. student.

UO Fellowships and Awards. Several fellowships and awards are given to graduate students each year as a result of college or university-wide competitions. In the past History graduate students have been very successful in winning these awards.

Outside Fellowships and Award. Graduate Students are enthusiastically encouraged to apply for other fellowships and awards available to students on a nationally competitive basis. Information about these awards is circulated to students each fall.

FLAS Funding. Applicants for graduate study is East Asian history may apply for FLAS fellowships. For more information about these fellowships and eligibility please refer to the Center for Asian and Pacific Studies (CAPS) website:
http://www.uoregon.edu/~caps/funding/FLAS.html

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