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Financial
Aid for Ph.D.
Students
Teaching
Assistantships
Teaching Assistantships with stipends ranging of $12,500 are available
on a competitive basis for five years at the Ph.D. level. Prospective
students interested in teaching assistantship support should indicate
that on the application cover sheet. Two weeks before the beginning of
the first semester, all students who receive teaching appointments will
also participate in a seminar to help them prepare for their courses,
covering topics such as reading assignments, writing assignments, paper
grading, and classroom strategy. After a student has completed
coursework and passed the Ph.D. General Exams, dissertation research
can be supported with a $1000 increase in the assistantship stipend for
one year.
Dissertation Fellowships
Ph.D. students working on
their dissertations are eligible to apply for a one-year dissertation
fellowship, which will provide them financial support without any
teaching duties. Students applying will need to demonstrate that
substantial work on the dissertation is already completed, and that
they have a clear plan for a writing schedule for the rest of the
chapters. Students awared fellowships will be expected not to take on
any additional work responsibilities so that they can concentrate on
research and writing.
Dissertation Fellowship
Application
Teaching Release Opportunities
Ph.D. students writing
dissertations can apply for a one-course reduction in their teaching
load for one semester, which is designed to allow them to concentrate
more fully on their writing. The course reduction most often coincides
with the period immediately before a student's dissertation defense,
but the Graduate Committee will consider an alternate arrangement if
applicants have a sound rationale for proposing it, such as a plan for
completing archival research, etc. Students should apply for course
release one or two semesters before the time they wish to take it. The
Graduate Committee will evaluate applications with an eye toward
students' degree of progress on the dissertation and the viability of
their plan for a schedule of writing chapters.
Teaching Release
Application
Post-Doctoral Appointments
Students who have completed their and defended their
dissertations and are entering the job market may apply for a one year
post-doctoral appointment.
Post-Doctoral Appointment Application
Other Opportunities for Financial Support
In addition to teaching assistantships, fellowships, and special
stipends, there are other sources of financial support in the English
Department associated with specialized professional training. Two
Research Assistantships are available for working with the Director of
First-Year composition, who administers a large university-wide
Freshman Composition Program. This program also offers a summer
workshop with a stipend to prepare Teaching Assistants for their first
year of instruction. The Sutton Endowed Chair in English provides a
Research Assistantship in Literary Theory and Cultural Studies. Two
Research Assistantships are available for working with the editor of Genre,
the
quarterly journal published by the Department. World Literature
Today, the prominent University of Oklahoma journal which
administers the biannual Neustadt International Prize for Literature,
offers two renewable one-year Assistantships for teaching and research
related to the journal's mission.
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