Mailing Address
Psychology Department
N218 Elliott Hall
75 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN
55455-0344

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Main Office
Phone: 612-625-2818
Fax: 612-626-2079

 


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Financial Support

You will receive an offer of financial support at the same time you receive notice of admission. Psychology guarantees five years of financial support for all students who are admitted, contingent on satisfactory performance and degree progress.

Each year the nature of the financial support would be some combination of the following, depending on the student's goals and the sources available. Financial support includes tuition, fees, and health insurance.

Teaching Assistantships
We make every effort to match teaching assistant assignments with your interests, experience, and career goals. Teaching assistant duties may involve assisting students with course material during office hours, assisting with classroom logistics and equipment setup, copying course materials, and assisting with exams and grading. In some cases, web-site maintenance and e-mail communication with students may be part of the duties as well. Teaching assistants who are selected to be section leaders lead their own classes within the “team” structure of a number of our larger undergraduate classes. Continued appointment to teaching assistant positions depends on satisfactory performance of the assigned duties. For the 2008-09 academic year (September to May), teaching assistant stipends range from $6,923 for 25 percent time to $13,845 for 50 percent time. An assistantship entitles you to resident tuition rates, a tuition waiver equal to twice the percentage of your appointment, and subsidized health insurance.

Research Assistantships
Research assistantships are available in the Department of Psychology, the Institute for Advanced Study, the Institute of Child Development, the Psychiatry Research Unit, the Center for Cognitive Sciences, Journalism and Mass Communication, and through separate research projects in your area of specialization. Research assistantship duties vary, but all offer you a chance to become actively involved in research. The stipend, and health and tuition benefits for a research assistantship are the same as those for teaching assistants.

Fellowships
Graduate School Fellowships
Graduate School Fellowships are intended for recruiting outstanding new students to the University’s graduate programs. These fellowships provide $22,000 for academic year 2008-09, plus tuition and subsidized health insurance. Prospective students are nominated by their chosen major department to compete in a University-wide competition.

Diversity of Views and Experiences Fellowships
The Diversity of Views and Experiences (DOVE) Fellowship seeks to assist graduate programs to promote diversity of views, experiences, and ideas in the pursuit of research, scholarship and creative excellence. This diversity is promoted through the recruitment and support of academically excellent students (US citizens and US permanent residents only) with diverse ethnic, racial, economic and educational backgrounds and experiences. The award includes a stipend of $22,000 for academic year 2008-09, plus tuition and subsidized health insurance. Prospective students are nominated by their chosen major department to compete in a University-wide competition. For more information regarding this fellowship, go to http://www.grad.umn.edu/outreach/finances/fellowships.html.

MacArthur Scholars Fellowships
The MacArthur Program is an interdisciplinary program that promotes graduate study and research on issues of peace, global change, social power, and justice. MacArthur Fellowships are for incoming students and currently give first- and often fourth-year fellowship support. The student's home department provides second-and third-year assistantship support. Please note that consideration for MacArthur Scholars Fellowships will only be given to candidates nominated by their academic departments.

Departmental Fellowships
The Department of Psychology also awards some departmental fellowships from funds allocated by the Graduate School. The departmental fellowships are usually combined with a teaching or research assistantship and include tuition and health insurance benefits.

Minnesota Interdisciplinary Training in Education Research (MITER)
The MITER program is designed to develop interdisciplinary researchers from a variety of disciplines, including psychology, whose work will place them at the forefront of research and academic endeavors worldwide. Students will pursue a research agenda that focuses on theoretical and applied questions related to education.Students may apply to the MITER program while applying for admission as a doctoral student. The deadline is January 15. Students accepted into the MITER program will receive graduate assistantships and tuition support.