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All stipend information given below applies to the academic year 2007-2008.
Except for highly unusual circumstances, Vanderbilt University will pay full tuition and health insurance.
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A majority of entering graduate students receive teaching assistantships. Typical duties are to teach two, three-hour introductory laboratories per semester or to grade for an introductory course each semester. The stipend has been set at $17,000 for the nine month academic year.
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Research assistantships are available to support a student while working with a research group. The stipend is $22,250 for twelve months. The duties are arranged by the research group providing the support.
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Students who are on nine month teaching assistantships are eligible for summer research assistantships for the three summer months. It is the policy of the department that all students who wish, and are in good standing, will receive summer support. Historically this has been the case, but because a majority of the summer support comes from external grants, this cannot be guaranteed.
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2007 Summer RA stipend (3 months): $ 5,250.00
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William A. and Nancy F. McMinn have endowed graduate student fellowships for outstanding students in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. These fellowships provide $1000 to $6,000 per year in addition to the regular teaching/research assistantship stipend. The fellowships are renewable for up to three years as long as the student remains in good standing. All students who apply for admission are considered for all special awards and fellowships.
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The Graduate School holds an annual competition for honor fellowships used to recruit our best applicants to Vanderbilt. All students who apply for admission are considered for these fellowships. All nominees must be seeking the Ph.D. degree, unless the department offers ONLY the Master's degree. Starting in fall 2007:
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| UGF: | University Graduate Fellowship | $10,000 annual stipend | | HSV: | Harold Sterling Vanderbilt Graduate Scholarship | $6,000 annual stipend | | A&SS: | Arts and Science Graduate Select Scholarship | $3,000 annual stipend | | PGF: | Provost's Graduate Fellowship for Students from
Traditionally Underrepresented Background | $10,000 annual stipend
| | Colowick: | Sidney P. Colowick Scholarship | $5,000 stipend, for one year |
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The UGF, HSV, and PGF are for up to five years. The awards will be in the form of an annual topping-up supplements to the student’s base stipend.
The A&SS is for up to four years and departments/programs MUST commit at least four years of support to nominees.
The Colowick Scholarship is a one-year award to be added to another honor fellowship to recognize our very best applicants.
No individual will be awarded both a UGF/HSV and a PGF.
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