How do I Obtain Financial Support?

Research assistantships are awarded by professors with research money.  Most students are supported by research assistantships from their major professors.  When your application for admission is sent to the Department by International Admissions, your application will be circulated among the department faculty to see if any faculty are willing to commit to provide you with financial support.

Students sometimes earn supplemental income using the Work Study program documented on the Financial Aid web site.  As with teaching assistantships, however, this is rare and should not be counted on for support.

Fellowships

The following fellowships are available to outstanding doctoral students.

•Distinguished Doctoral Fellowship (DDF) - The Distinguished Doctoral Fellowship pays a student $20,000.00 on top of the usual graduate assistant pay.  If the usual graduate assistant salary is $12,000.00/year + tuition (which is approximately right), then a student with the DDF would be paid $32,000.00/year + tuition.  A recipient of the DDF must have a GPA of at least 3.85/4.0 on his or her previous degree.  A recipient who already has an M.S. must have a GPA of 3.85 on the M.S. and 3.65 on the B.S.  A GRE V/Q score of at least 1300 and GRE writing score of 5.0 are also required.  A student's major professor applies for the DDF for him.  A student cannot apply for the DDF without first having a major professor.

•Doctoral Academy Fellowship (DAF) - The Doctoral Academy Fellowship pays a student $10,000.00 on top of the usual graduate assistant pay.  If the usual graduate assistant salary is $12,000.00/year + tuition (which is approximately right), then a student with the DAF would be paid $22,000.00/year + tuition.  A recipient of the DAF must have a GPA of at least 3.65/4.0 on his or her previous degree.  A recipient who already has an M.S. must have a GPA of 3.65 on the M.S. and 3.5 on the B.S.  A GRE V/Q score of at least 1200 and GRE writing score of 5.0 are also required.  A student's major professor applies for the DAF for him.  A student cannot apply for the DAF without first having a major professor.

Cost of Attending

The table below shows the estimated cost of attending graduate school at the University of Arkansas for the first year.  For more detailed information, see the estimated expense cost sheet.

 

Time Period	Tuition & Fees	Living Expenses
Expenses for 9 Months	$14,981.00	$9,532.00
Summer Expenses	$4,603.00	$4,766.00
Expenses for 12 Months	$19,584.00	$14,298.00