Assistantships

Graduate assistantships are available to candidates of demonstrable ability for all graduate degrees. Stipends are $5,000 for nine months for master's candidates. Ph.D. candidates are eligible for stipends from $10,000 for nine months. The deadline for applications is January 15 of each year.

The Diane D. Blair Center for the Study of Southern Politics and Culture offers assistantships of $16,000. Up to two assistantships are currently available. Diane D. Blair was a professor of political science whose work on southern politics and culture made a significant contribution to the historical profession.

The Willard B. Gatewood assistantship is also available for students interested in pursuing the study of southern history. The stipend is $16,000. Willard B. Gatewood is a former president of the Southern Historical Association and a widely published historian. He retired as a distinguished professor of history from the University of Arkansas in 1998.

A detailed statement of degree programs and admission requirements together with application forms may be obtained on request from the Graduate Advisor, Department of History, Old Main 416, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701.

The Department of History at the University of Arkansas announces the availability of two special fellowships: a Doctoral Academy Fellowship of $20,000 and a Distinguished Doctoral Fellowship of $30,000.

The deadline for submission to the History Department for either the Distinguished Doctoral Fellowship or the Doctoral Academy Fellowship is January 2 of each year.

DOCTORAL ACADEMY FELLOWSHIPS

The DOCTORAL ACADEMY FELLOWSHIPS are for outstanding students who demonstrate great promise. They will be expected to complete the program in four years and write a dissertation of distinction. To qualify for one of these fellowships, the prospective Doctoral Academy Fellow should fit the following profile:

  1. They should have completed an M.A. degree in history or closely related field at an established university with an excellent record. They should have completed their graduate level work with a GPA of 3.65 or better. Outstanding students who have completed a BA with a 3.8 GPA and Honor’s level achievement (i.e. written an exceptional Honor’s Thesis) may also be eligible.
  2. They should earn GRE scores of 600 (verbal) and 5 on the writing component.
  3. They should provide strong letters of recommendation testifying to the intelligence, imagination, diligence, responsibility, and general academic promise of the candidate.
  4. They should demonstrate some further indications of experience and activity in the historical profession, such as participation in meetings and conventions of historical organizations, membership in honors societies, and publication of papers.

Doctoral Academy Fellows will receive a stipend of $10,000 per academic year, plus the assistantship of $10,000, and be expected to serve as a research assistant or teaching assistant. Dues and tuition are included in the package.

DISTINGUISHED DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS

The DISTINGUISHED DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS are for truly exemplary students who have already distinguished themselves in some fashion. They will be expected to complete the program in four years and write a dissertation of distinction. To qualify for a Distinguished Doctoral Fellowship, the prospective student should fit the following profile:

  1. They should have completed an M.A. degree in history or closely related field at an established university with an excellent record. They should have completed their graduate level work with a GPA of 3.85 or better.
  2. They should earn GRE scores of 650 (verbal) and a 5.5 or 6 on the writing component.
  3. They should provide outstanding letters of recommendation testifying to the superior intelligence, creative imagination, due diligence, mature responsibility, and the great academic promise of the candidate.
  4. They should demonstrate some further indications of experience and activity in the historical profession, such as participation in meetings and conventions of historical organizations, membership in honor societies, and publication of papers. In addition to having become a member of a historical organization or honor’s society, candidate should have served in some official capacity (i.e. on a committee, in an officer’s slot).

Distinguished Doctoral Academy Fellows will receive a stipend of $20,000 per academic year, plus the assistantship of $10,000, and be expected to serve as a research assistant or teaching assistant. Dues and tuition are included in the package.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN LEVER FELLOWSHIP

The Graduate School offers a tuition fellowship for qualified under-represented students. This funding may continue through the doctoral degree requirements.

Please go to the Graduate School's funding page for further information.

 

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