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Graduate Program - Financial Assistance
Applicants with outstanding academic credentials and appropriate experience are considered for financial assistance to support their graduate studies. Application for financial assistance may be made by indicating on the admission application the desire to be considered for financial aid. Credentials submitted with the application are used in making decisions regarding financial aid. U.S. and international applicants receive equal consideration for most awards. The ability to communicate in English is an important consideration in the competition for financial aid.
The Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics and the University of Illinois offers two types of financial assistance, graduate fellowships and graduate assistantships.
Both fellowships and assistantships provide a stipend and many include a waiver of tuition and coverage of some university fees. Stipend rates and the value of waivers may be obtained from the department upon request. The stipend and fee waiver may vary in amount according to the nature of the appointment. In addition, students who are supported with qualifying governmental or privately funded fellowships that do not include a waiver may be considered for a waiver of tuition and some fees.
To be eligible for financial assistance that includes a tuition waiver, applicants must:
- Indicate on the admission application that they wish to be considered for financial aid
- Be admitted to and enroll in the Graduate College
- Academic performance
- Disciplinary interests, experience, goals / objectives
- Recommendations / references
- Results of the GRE and English proficiency (if applicable) examinations
- The writing sample (Ph.D. students)
- Match with donor intent (if applicable)
- Timeliness of application