Department of Political Science

Financial Aid for Graduate Study

The Department of Political Science offers financial assistance to students on a competitive basis. Graduate assistantships and fellowships range from $5,500 to $10,000 a year plus remission of tuition and most fees. There are also additional assistantships and fellowship opportunities offered in the greater University. These include the DuBois Fellowship, for minority applicants, and the Swiger Fellowship, open to all new PhD students. The McGance Fellowship, offered through the Department of Political Science and the Department of Public Administration, is reserved for MA applicants from West Virginia who are committed to public service in West Virginia. Other sources of financial aid include graduate as sistantships in the Office of Residence Life, the Office of Social Justice, The Center for Black Culture, University Advising Center, University Extension Service , and Office of Institutional Analysis. College Work-Study and various loan programs are also available.

Every applicant to the graduate program is considered for financial assistance, provided he or she has completed the Departmental Application for Assistantship accompanying the application materials. Returning students are automatically considered for funding provided they are in good standing in the program. Applicants for non-departmentally awarded scholarships (DuBois Fellowship, Swiger Fellowship, McGance Fellowship) should be prepared to submit separate applications for these fellowships by January 15. All other applications for financial assistance should be submitted by March 1. Graduate assistantships and fellowships will be announced around April 1.

Financial assistance applications are available as follows:

Source

Application

Due Date

Department Graduate Assistantships	Department of Political Science West Virginia University PO Box 6317 Morgantown, WV 26506-6317	March 1
Swiger Doctoral Fellowship	Department of Political Science West Virginia University PO Box 6317 Morgantown, WV 26506-6317	January 15
DuBois Fellowship	Department of Political Science West Virginia University PO Box 6317 Morgantown, WV 26506-6317	January 15
McGance Fellowship	Department of Political Science West Virginia University PO Box 6317 Morgantown, WV 26506-6317	March 1
Advising Center Assistantship	University Advising Center West Virginia University Student Services Center PO Box 6212 Morgantown, WV 26506-6212	TBA
Residence Hall Assistantship	Office of Student Affairs West Virginia University PO Box 6411 Morgantown, WV 26506-6411	TBA
Office of Social Justice Assistanthsip	Office of Social Justice West Virginia University PO Box 6201 Morgantown, WV 26506-6201	TBA
Center for Black Culture Assistantship	Center for Black Culture West Virginia University PO Box 6417 Morgantown, WV 26506-6417	TBA
General Assistance (loans, work-study, etc.)	Office of Financial Aid West Virginia University PO Box 6437 Morgantown, WV 26506-6437	OPEN

All graduate assistants and fellows are required to be full-time students (enrolled in nine hours or more). Students may hold only one appointment as a graduate assistant per term. Although holders of assistantships and fellowships are exempt from paying tuition and most fees, all students must pay the Mountainlair Student Union, U92 radio station, and Daily Athenaeum newspaper fees, totalling $68.