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Please read the Graduate
School's Graduate
Handbook and the Graduate School Policy on Tuition
Benefit Support.
Departmental
Teaching Assistantships
- Purpose:
(1) To provide financial support for a limited number of graduate
students who satisfy the Department's criteria for potential
excellence in philosophy; (2) To provide these students with
a teaching apprenticeship under the guidance of professional
teachers of philosophy; and (3) to provide faculty members
with assistance in large introductory-level courses. The term
of a teaching assistantship is one regular academic year (Autumn,
Winter, and Spring Semesters), unless a shorter period is
specified at the time of the award.
- Stipend:
$10,000 per year, plus a full tuition and fees waiver.
- Who May Apply:
Matriculated graduate students and graduate school applicants.
- New Applications:
A complete application must be submitted to the Department
of Philosophy on or before March 1. The application must include:
- University "Application
for Financial Assistance."
- Department "Application
for Financial Aid."
- Transcripts
of all university or college work.
- Three letters
of recommendation.
- Renewal Applications:
Current teaching assistants who wish to apply for a renewal
of their award must submit the following material to the Department
by March 1:
- Department
"Application for Financial Aid."
- Transcripts
of university work completed since the previous year's
application was submitted.
- One new letter
of recommendation.
- A student in the
Master's program may receive a maximum of two one-year awards;
a student who completes the Master's program and is admitted
into the Ph.D. program may receive a maximum of two additional
awards; a student admitted into the Ph.D. program with a Master's
degree from another university may receive a maximum of three
one year awards; and a student admitted into the Ph.D. program
without a Master's degree may receive a maximum of four one-year
awards. Students who switch from the Master's to the Ph.D.
program after one year without completing the Master's degree
will not increase the number of awards for which they are
eligible. Please refer to the Tuition Benefit Support Policy
(6) Restrictions (on page 35) regarding University policy
on the number of years Master's and/or Doctoral students are
eligible to receive the tuition benefit
- Conditions:
To satisfy the conditions of his/her award, a teaching assistant
must (a) demonstrate satisfactory and expeditious progress
toward a graduate degree, and (b) perform his/her assigned
teaching and related duties conscientiously and well.
- Demonstration
of satisfactory and expeditious progress toward a postgraduate
degree requires that a Teaching Assistant:
(i) Take and
complete at least nine hours of graduate level work during
each term of the award. University regulations also require
that Teaching Assistants not take more than nine hours during
each term of employment.
(ii) Maintain
a high level of quality in all graduate work. While an occasional
grade of "Incomplete" in a course will not, by
itself, be regarded as a failure to comply with this condition,
an inordinate number of unremoved "Incompletes"--normally
two or more--will. Students must also maintain a minimum
graduate GPA of 3.00.
(iii) Pass the
Graduate Study Qualifying Examination (GSQE) taken during
the first year of study as a matriculated graduate student.
(The intent of this examination is to assess the student's
background and ability to undertake graduate study in philosophy.)
(iv) Comply with
the Department and Graduate School requirement for the formation
of a Supervisory Committee during the second quarter / semester
of graduate study, and meet with the Supervisory Committee
Chair (or in the first two terms, the Chair of the Graduate
Committee) for program approval.
(v) Receive Supervisory
Committee approval of a written (3-5 page) thesis proposal
no later than the fourth quarter/ third semester of graduate
study for Master's students, and no later than the eighth
quarter/ sixth semester of graduate study for Ph.D. students.
(vi) Complete
the following degree requirements within the stated allotments
of time: for those seeking the Master's degree, all degree
requirements within two years of admission; for those seeking
the Ph.D. degree, take at least one comprehensive examination
by the fourth term of graduate study, satisfy two comprehensive
areas within two years, and complete all required course
work, residency, language, and comprehensive requirements
within three years. For purposes of this timetable, Ph.D.
students who have spent one or more terms in a Master's
program will be treated as though beginning their second
year of graduate study upon admission to the Ph.D. program.
- Good and conscientious
performance of assigned teaching and related duties requires
that a Teaching Assistant:
- Perform conscientiously
and competently in the classroom.
- Attend course
lectures regularly.
- Allow sufficient
time for the performance of these duties; in particular,
Teaching Assistants may not take more than nine hours
in any one term, and may not accept outside employment
without the special permission of the Chair of the Graduate
Committee.
- Perform course-related
duties as closely as possible in accordance with the direction
of the faculty member in charge of the course.
- Abide, both
in and out of the classroom, by the standards of behavior
set forth in the University Code of Faculty Responsibility.
- A Teaching Assistant
who violates the conditions of his/her award as outlined above,
is subject to termination of the award in accordance with
Departmental and University procedures for dismissal.
- Notification:
Letters of appointment will be mailed by the Department no
later than April 15.
University
Teaching Assistantships
- Purpose:
The purpose of the University Teaching Assistantship program
is to improve graduate education programs and training at
the University of Utah in the service of undergraduate education.
Mentoring of graduate students to assist them in preparing
for teaching careers is an integral part of the program.
- Stipend:
University Teaching Assistantships provide a stipend at the
sponsoring department's established level for the academic
year plus $500 and will qualify the student for a tuition
and fees waiver.
- Who May Apply:
Graduate Students who have completed at least one year of
graduate study.
- Application:
Applications are sent directly to the Graduate School.
Application requirements and deadlines are issued annually
(typically in February) by the Dean of the Graduate School.
- Notification:
Awards letters will be mailed from the Graduate School no
later than April 15.
- Conditions:
University Teaching Assistant (UTA) must meet Departmental
Teaching Assistant conditions as well as satisfy the goals
and objectives in the approved UTA proposal.
Obert
C. Tanner Research Fellowship
- Purpose:
This fellowship is awarded annually by the Department to an
outstanding graduate student in philosophy. It involves no
teaching duties; the recipient is expected to devote the year
to research and/or work on a thesis.
- Stipend: $10,000
plus a full waiver of tuition and fees.
- Who May Apply:
Applicants should be matriculated graduate students in the
Department or should have applied for admission to the graduate
program. Some preference is given to candidates specializing
in the Philosophy of Religion, but this is not a requirement,
and students in all areas are encouraged to apply.
- New Applications:
A complete application must be submitted to the Department
of Philosophy on or before March 1. Those who do not
currently hold graduate awards in the Philosophy Department
should submit:
- University "Application
for Financial Assistance."
- Department "Application
for Financial Aid."
- Transcripts
of all university or college work.
- Three letters
of recommendation.
- A one or two
page description of the applicant's proposed research.
- Individuals who
currently hold graduate awards in the Department should submit:
- Department
"Application for Financial Aid."
- Transcripts
of university work completed since the previous year's
application was submitted.
- One new letter
of recommendation.
- Renewal Applications:
Tanner Fellowships are not renewed. Receipt of a Tanner Fellowship
will not reduce a student's future eligibility for other graduate
awards, but may count towards the Graduates School's maximum
number of tuition waivers.
- Conditions:
Tanner Fellows must take and complete at least nine hours
of approved graduate level work during each term of the award
and must pursue a schedule of study approved at the beginning
of each term by the Supervisory Committee.
- Notification:
A letter of appointment will be mailed from the Department
no later than April 15.
Graduate
Research Fellowships
- Purpose: These
are awarded annually by the University to especially promising
graduate students; the recipient's time is to be devoted primarily
to research and/or work on a thesis. The Department may recommend
one or more students to the University Research Committee,
which makes the final decisions.
- Stipend:
$10,000.00 plus full tuition waiver for one academic year.
- Who May Apply:
Applicants should be matriculated graduate students with a
combined undergraduate and graduate GPA of 3.5 or better,
and should be either (1) Master's candidates who have completed
at least one term of graduate study at the time of application,
or (2) Ph.D. candidates who have completed at least one year
of graduate work at the time of application and who have selected
a dissertation topic.
- New Applications:
A complete application must be submitted to the Department
of Philosophy on or before March 1. The application
should include:
1. University
"Application for Financial Assistance."
2. Department "Application for Financial Aid."
3. Transcripts of all university or college work.
4. Three letters of recommendation.
5. A two page, double-spaced, typed description of the applicant's
proposed research project describing the background and significance
of the problem and essential features of the methodology.
- Renewal Applications:
Fellowship holders may apply for a second one-year award.
The application should conform to the requirements listed
above under New Applications, except that instead of a two-page
description of the proposed research, detailed documentation
of progress to date should be submitted, along with a two-page
outline of further intended research.
- Conditions:
Fellowship recipients must (1) take and complete at least
six quarter hours/ four semester hours of approved graduate-level
work during each term of the award, (2) submit a progress
report at the end of each term of the Fellowship, and (3)
submit either a final report of progress or a thesis abstract
with a cover page within a reasonable time after the final
term of the Fellowship.
- Notification:
A letter of appointment will be mailed by the University Graduate
School in April.
Tanner
Humanities Center Fellowship
- The Humanities
Center awards several fellowships to outstanding Doctoral
candidates in the College of Humanities each year. Intended
to support dissertation research and writing, these awards
carry stipend of $12,000 plus full tuition waivers. Contact
the Humanities Center directly to request an application.
Application deadline: February 15.
Steffensen
Cannon Fellowships
- As many as twelve
of these awards are available each year on a competitive basis
to graduate students in the College of Humanities. Stipends
are $12,000 plus a full tuition waiver. Applications can be
obtained by request through the College
of Humanities at 801-581-1642. Application deadline:
February 15.
Marriner
S. Eccles Fellowships
- These fellowships
are available to students in any program relating to public
policy. Thus, they are of particular interest to philosophers
working in Ethics, Applied Ethics, Political Philosophy, or
Philosophy of Law. Stipends are $10,000 plus full tuition
waivers. Contact the Fellowships
office of the Graduate School at 801-581-6020 to request
an application. Application deadline: February 1.
GENESIS
Fellowships
- The Genetics Science
in Society program offers scholarship support for graduate
students working on ethical, legal and social issues related
tot he Human Genome Project. For details, contact Professor
Jeffrey Botkin at the Human Genome Project at (801) 588-3640.
Graduate
Book Award
- Purpose:
This is an award for a graduate student of recognized achievement
and promise, to be applied toward the development of a personal
philosophy library.
- Stipend:
$200
- Who is Eligible:
Any matriculated graduate student pursuing a degree in the
philosophy.
- Applications:
No application is required. The Department will consider every
graduate student currently enrolled.
- Notification:
A letter of notification will be mailed by the Department
by May 15.
Other
Graduate Awards
- The University
offers a number of additional awards for study in certain
areas, as well as student loans and work-study aid. Please
see the University of Utah General Catalog Bulletin or the
University of Utah Office of Financial
Aid and Scholarships web site for details.
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