Graduate Info
Funding Opportunities
PhD Funding Opportunities
The department guarantees funding for first-year doctoral students, and make every effort to fund doctoral students who maintain satisfactory progress toward their degree for the duration of their program of study. While funding cannot always be guaranteed, we are proud that 100% of our current PhD students receive funding in the form of Research Assistantships, Teaching Assistantships, and Fellowships. The department offers a wide variety of fellowships to graduate students, including:
IGERT Fellowships in Comparative Genomics— open
to US citizens or permanent
residents and includes a
competitive annual stipend, full
tuition, health insurance, travel
allowance, and research funds.
The fellowship lasts for a period
of two years, after which the student's advisor
continue funding. An additional IGERT
application is necessary.
UA Science Fellowships —
open to all applicants, regardless
of citizenship, and includes
tuition and registration. The
fellowship lasts for a period of
two years, after which it is
expected that the student's advisor will continue
funding.
UA Graduate College Fellowship — available
to all applicants, regardless of citizenship, and
includes tuition, registration, and a $10,000
stipend. The fellowship lasts for a period of one
year, after which the student will receive either a
teaching or research assistantship.
Teaching Assistantships (TA’s) and Research
Assistantships (RA’s) — available to all
applicants and include a minimum salary of
$15,000 per academic year. These assistantships
include a tuition and registration waiver, and
health insurance.
Masters Students Funding Opportunities
There are two kinds of scholarships available. These scholarships pay for out-of-state tuition (Graduate Tuition Scholarships) and/or in-state registration fees (Graduate Registration Scholarships). These scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis. However, please note that we do not guarantee funding for any MS student.