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Graduate Teaching Assistantship |
The Department currently funds approximately 40 graduate
students with Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GTA). The department normally
funds a PhD student for at least five years and an MS student for three years, though
support hinges on the student fulfilling satisfactorily their duties. Teaching
assistantships for graduate students are competitive with those offered by our
peer institutions and other schools in the region. MS students are supported
for a nine-month period whereas PhD students are covered for 11 months.
In addition to Teaching Assistantships that require a
student teach undergraduate laboratories, there are several Fellowships
available from the within University for incoming students (http://academics.memphis.edu/gradschool/incomingawards.html).
There are also University Fellowships available for students that are currently
enrolled in our program (see http://academics.memphis.edu/gradschool/currentawards.html).
Additionally, we may be able to provide a fellowship to a
student from traditionally underrepresented groups. We also strongly encourage
and assist students to apply for fellowships at the State or National level
from agencies that are appropriate for a student’s discipline. For example,
there are Graduate Research Fellowships available from the National Science
Foundation (NSF): students apply for these directly (see http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=EHR).
Travel Support:
The Department of Biology, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the University
of Memphis Graduate School strongly encourage graduate students to attend professional
scientific meetings, especially to present their own research. Travel funds for
domestic and international meetings are available by application. Applications
should be made as early as possible, certainly not later than the beginning of
the academic semester in which the travel will take place.