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Fellowships and Scholarships
Since University funds for student aid are inadequate to provide awards to all applicants who meet the admission requirements, students are strongly urged to also apply for external fellowship support. Most external fellowships have application deadlines in the fall. Information on national and international fellowships can usually be obtained from fellowship or career service offices at colleges and universities. On occasion, the holder of a University of Chicago award receives later notice of outside support. In fairness to all applicants for University aid, students should promptly report such awards to their dean of students, since adjustment in the amount of University assistance is sometimes indicated. An extensive listing of fellowships and scholarships would be too long to include in this publication. However, the following major sources of information at the University of Chicago should prove helpful. Within each division, the dean of students office or the departmental administrator in charge of student affairs can provide assistance in identifying and applying for University fellowships and scholarships for which the student may qualify. Additional information on financial aid and external fellowships is also provided in the graduate application and its accompanying pamphlet, The University of Chicago: Graduate and Professional Study. Both the Office of Graduate Affairs and the Office of Career and Placement Services (CAPS) have extensive resources on external fellowships. Teaching and Research AssistantshipsIn addition to regular full-time faculty, many departments employ graduate students as teaching assistants in various instructional roles in the undergraduate College. These appointments are made by the Dean of the College or the masters of one of the collegiate divisions upon departmental recommendation. In addition, the Chicago Teaching Program, a University-wide initiative, provides workshops to improve graduate students' preparation for teaching. These workshops address those aspects of teaching that are typically the foremost concern of new teachers and help to integrate teaching experiences into programs of study. Research assistantships are available across the University, but are concentrated in the physical and biological sciences. Appointments are made by individual faculty members in consultation with departmental advisors. Compensation for teaching assistantships and research assistantships varies according to the type of work, the length of appointment, and the time commitment required. In most departments, positions are not available to first-year students. Loan FundsThe University participates in the following federal and private loan programs for U.S. citizens and eligible non-citizens: Federal Stafford and Perkins Student Loans, Health Professions Student Loans, Health Education Assistance Loans, and alternative loans such as UC Alternative, GradSHARE, MBATLP, and LAW Access. The University is also a lender in the Stafford Loan program. Foreign students are not eligible to participate in the federal loans programs, but are eligible for alternative loans if they have a cosigner who meets the financial requirements of the alternative loan program. The availability and terms of these loans may vary over time. Loan packets may be obtained from divisional deans of students offices. In addition, a number of funds are available from which either emergency or short-term loans can be granted to full-time students. Information on these loan programs is also available from the divisional deans of students.
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A
wide variety of University fellowships and scholarships are available
to graduate students at various stages of degree completion. These awards
vary considerably by academic program and by year of study, but constitute
the principal sources of University financial aid in the divisions of
the humanities and social sciences. The initial request for fellowship
and scholarship assistance is made concurrently with application to the
University, and thereafter on a yearly basis by request to the divisional
dean of students. Many awards are multi-year subject to good academic
progress. Awards are based primarily upon academic merit.
Employment
