FUNDING FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL
Our program provides a number of ways that can help students to fund their graduate school experience, including funding from the department, UNCW, and general sources.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINOLOGY FUNDING
The Sociology and Criminology Department awards the following on a competitive basis to applicants to our graduate program. Individual applicants may apply for the funding themselves by checking the appropriate box on their graduate school application. To receive full consideration a completed application must be received by the February 15th deadline.
Graduate Teaching Assistantships
- Stipend: $13,000 for the academic year 20 hours/week
- An assistantship requires that a student work 20 hours a week for one or more departmental faculty and is generally renewable for a second year, depending on academic performance and satisfactory performance of assistantship duties.
Graduate Out-of-state Tuition Remission
These awards provide partial or full reimbursement of the out-of-state portion of the tuition for students who do not qualify for in-state tuition. These are generally available only for a student’s first year in the program.
Graduate Tuition Scholarships
These awards are applied to the student account and can be used to offset tuition and fees.
New Scholar Award
A scholarship of $500 or $1,000 awarded to outstanding applicants. These are only available to students in their first year.
Travel Awards
Students admitted to the program are eligible for travel awards to offset the cost of attending professional conferences. Students are eligible for these awards throughout their time in the program
UNCW FUNDING
UNCW provides a number of ways for students to fund their graduate experience that are not specific to our department.
- UNCW offers a number of scholarships and awards for which graduate students are eligible, including several UNCW Alumni Association Scholarships and the Graduate School’s list of Scholarships & Awards
- Students can also receive an assistantship from outside our department. Many are listed here, but some become available at the beginning of each semester. Talk to the graduate program coordinator if you are interested.
- Certain members of the armed services and their dependent relatives are eligible to be charged a tuition rate less than the out-of-state rate whether or not they qualify as residents for tuition purposes
GENERAL SOURCES OF FUNDING
Because scholarships and awards are competitive, students are also encouraged to seek out alternative sources of funding from outside the department and UNCW. These sources vary widely and the following is not a comprehensive list:
- Federal Student Loan Info (official site)
- UNCW Financial Aid
- Note that many professional academic societies, like the American Sociological Association and the American Society of Criminology, have scholarships and awards that can be applied to graduate school
- For those who intend to stay employed while completing their degree, note that current Federal tax code allows employers to spend as much as $5250 a year in tuition towards improving the education of their employees. Ask your employer is this is a possibility at your workplace.
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