SECTION 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION
III. Financial Aid Financial assistance is available to full-time doctoral matriculants at The Graduate School and University Center of The City University of New York through a program of fellowships (both service-connected and nonservice-connected), grants, assistantships, tuition fellowships, loans, and College Work Study assignments. Awards are granted on the basis of need and merit. A modest number of awards are made available to minority group students. Students are advised to see the Executive Officer about financial aid upon admission to the Program.
No student can be considered for financial aid who has not submitted a CSAF form to the Financial Aid Office. The deadline for applications is February 1. This form is sent to all students and is also available from the Office of Financial Aid.
The Financial Aid Office submits to the Program a list of all students in the Program who are applying for aid. Recipients are then nominated by the Financial Aid Committee from among candidates on this list. This committee is composed of the Executive Officer, the Deputy Executive Officer, and one additional faculty member who represents a third field of concentration within the Program. It is especially important that students who qualify for College Work Study make their interest in such financial assistance known to the Financial Aid Committee through the Assistant Program Officer. Often, College Work Study funds become available on an unscheduled basis, and qualified applicants must be sought quickly.
In addition to University awards, New York and other state and federal assistance is available through the Financial Aid Office to full-time and certified full-time students. The New York State Tuition Aid Program (TAP) is available to full-time matriculated graduate students who are legal residents of New York State and who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. More information on the various kinds of financial assistance can be found in the Financial Assistance brochure, which is available in the Comparative Literature office. In addition to these University and Program sources, students are encouraged to seek outside grants to support advanced research and dissertations. The GSUC Office of Sponsored Research (Room 8309) maintains lists of available funding sources and aids students in writing grant proposals.
Information about scholarships is available in the Comparative Literature office. The Office of Student Services provides further scholarship information. Fulbright applications (for American citizens who wish to spend a year abroad) should be picked up in the Student Affairs during the summer. Editorial advice about Fulbright applications is available through the same office.
A. Special University Fellowships Distinguished Scholars Dissertation Awards
These awards are designed to recognize and encourage excellence in dissertation research, and are named in honor of these outstanding scholars in the history of The Graduate School and University Center:
-Milton Brown Dissertation Award (Art History) -Irving Hochberg Dissertation Fellowship (Sciences) -Geoffrey Marshall Dissertation Fellowship in the Humanities -Helaine Newstead Dissertation Award (Humanities) -Mina Rees Dissertation Award (Sciences) -David Spitz Dissertation Award (Social Sciences) -Alumni Dissertation Fellowships -Dissertation Year Fellowships Comparative Literature students are eligible to compete for the Helaine Newstead Dissertation Award. The stipend is $10,000 for the academic year. Students who will have completed the dissertation, oral defense, and revisions within the Fall semester are not eligible to apply.
Eligibility Requirements and Procedures for these Awards
1. Applicants for the Newstead Award must be advanced to candidacy by the beginning of the Fall semester, at which time the award period begins. The awards are intended for students who will be engaged in writing their dissertation during the period of the award.
2. An abstract of the dissertation proposal (ten typed pages) and a statement on the progress of the research (a maximum of five typed pages) must be submitted with the application. Students are advised to keep in mind that the review committees will be composed of faculty from various programs. Proposals should, therefore, be clearly written and jargon-free.
3. Two letters of reference must be submitted, one from the applicant's dissertation adviser and one from another faculty member in the applicant's discipline.
4. Applications should be directed to the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs through the applicant's Executive Officer and must be submitted by February 1. No extension of this deadline will be allowed.
B. Student Travel and Research Fund
Eligibility: Applicants
must be matriculated students registered during the semester for which the stipend is requested. Applications are considered on the basis of
financial need and are processed on a "first come" basis. Purpose: The Student Travel and Research Fund provides stipends (limited to one per academic year per student) in
the amount of $300.00 or less for the following: 1. Registration expense and/or travel expenses for participation in professional
conferences and seminars where the applicant is invited to
present a paper or conduct a workshop. 2. Research-related expenses such as out-of-town travel costs to a particular library, including duplicating costs
that might be incurred.
3. Costs for research supplies (justify need). 4. Dissertation related expenses, including typing and duplicating costs. Procedure: Applicants must submit an application form (available in the
Provost's office, Room 1832 at 25 West 43 St.) endorsed by the Executive Officer. Applicants must also have on file the general
application for financial assistance (CSAF) (available in Room 225). Awards
: Notice of an award is given after each completed application is reviewed both by the Director of Financial Aid and
Office of the Provost. Receipts must
be kept. Stipends are paid upon presentation of receipts for expenditures after they have been incurred. Receipts must be submitted within two weeks of travel which they were requested.
The Institute of International Education has awarded a grant of $2,000 to the Modern Language Association to enable individual foreign graduate students to attend the annual December MLA conference. Apply directly to the
MLA.
Dr. Milton Brown is Professor Emeritus of Art History.
The late Professor Hochberg was Executive Officer in Speech and Hearing Sciences.
The late Dr. Marshall was Provost and a faculty member in English.
The late Dr. Helaine Newstead was Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature.
The late Dr. Mina Rees was President Emeritus of The Graduate School and University Center and Professor Emeritus of Mathematics.
The late Dr. David Spitz was Professor of Political Science.
Supported by contributions from GSUC graduates to aid and encourage promising scholars in
all fields.
Awarded for outstanding dissertation proposals in any field.