Funding Information

Graduate tuition rates vary, depending on whether you are a resident or non-resident student. The full time tuition band is 6-14 credits. Any number of credits below this band are charged at the per credit rate. Credits above 14 are charged at the per credit rate as well. Students holding at least one-quarter time assistantships qualify for the resident rate.

Financial Aid

A limited number of research assistantships, teaching assistantships, fellowships, and tuition grants are available on a competitive basis. Graduate assistantship salaries vary with the terms of individual appointments. Graduate assistants receive tuition waiver coverage at double their appointment percentage, that is, a 50% research or teaching assistantship results in a 100% waiver of tuition. In addition, graduate assistants receive subsidized health insurance fees.

Fellowships

All qualified applicants who have their completed application materials submitted by December 15 will be considered for fellowships. In addition to fellowship programs administered by the Graduate School, the Natural Resources Science and Management program awards privately endowed fellowships each year. Additional awards include:

Thomas Eugene Avery Graduate Fellowship in Forestry
Peter F. Ffolliott Graduate Fellowship in Forest Resources
Thomas W. French Memorial - Urban Forestry
Henry L. Hansen Forest Ecology Fellowship
Henry Hansen Fellowship II
Ione Mossman Kaufert Legacy Award
Frederick and Philip Noel Knorr Graduate Fellowship Concerning Forests and/or Trees
Merle Meyer Fellowship in Forest Resources
The Josephine and Waldemore Mohl Fund
Leiton E. Nelson Graduate Scholarship
Hugo J. and Helen K. Pawek Graduate Assistantship/Fellowship in Forestry
Hugo J. and Helen K. Pawek Graduate Assistantship/Fellowship in Wood Science
The Stanley and Mertie Buckman Graduate Student Fellowship in Bio-based Products
Carol Turnbull Memorial Fellowship
Wood-Rill Graduate Fellowship in Hardwood Ecology
Leigh Perkins Fellowship in Wildlife Management
Wally Dayton Wildlife Fellowship

All students who apply for admission will be considered for graduate assistantships and fellowships. We recommend that applications and all supporting materials be submitted by December 15, since most financial support decision are made shortly after that date. Selections are based on the quality of academic records, relevant experience, and other factors indicating a potential for research or teaching.