Admission to the Sage School

Funding for Graduate Study

All applicants for admission are automatically considered for merit-based financial aid. No separate application for financial aid is required. The Sage School typically provides full support for all of its graduate students for at least five years. Full support includes:

• full tuition in the Graduate School
• a living stipend for the academic year
• a summer fellowship
• student health insurance

Fellowships

Typically two of the five years — the first year and one other year (normally the fourth) — are non-teaching fellowship years. During fellowship years students are freed from other obligations so that they may focus exclusively on their coursework or research. Students may use the second of their two fellowship years to pursue training or research-related activities elsewhere.

Teaching Assistantships

Support for the other three years typically comes in the form of teaching assistantships. (For more information see TEACHING.)

Equal, Secure, and Non-competitive Financial Support

All students receive essentially the same financial support package guaranteeing full support for five years (contingent on satisfactory academic performance and satisfactory performance in any required teaching). Students in the program do not compete for ongoing funding.

Additional Support

Funding beyond the fifth year is normally available for students making good progress towards completion of the degree. Additional support for specific purposes such as summer language study, travel to participate in conferences, and research-related expenses is available.

All students are urged to seek any outside support for which they are eligible.