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ADMISSIONS: TUITION, EXPENSES, AND
FUNDING
Tuition
and Fees
Student Expenses:
Estimated
cost of attendance
Students who wish to apply for financial support from the Department should submit this
form with their application.
Financial
Assistance
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
VARIES
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Various
financial assistance opportunities are available through the
Ph.D. Program Committee, the Department of Architecture, the UWM
Graduate School, the UWM Financial Aid Office, and external agencies.
Support may take the form of teaching, project
or
research assistantships, fellowships, loans, or work-study programs.
Most financial assistance is awarded on the
basis of
academic merit. When an award is
made by the Ph.D. Program Committee, it is normally for a two-year term.
Every effort is made to provide assistance to
both
incoming and continuing students. However,
while it has been possible in past years to respond to the needs of the
majority of students who request support, it must be recognized that
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Departmental
Teaching
Assistantships and Project Assistantships
The Department of Architecture offers a few graduate Teaching and Project Assistantships
each year. Teaching Assistants
(TAs) are
assigned to undergraduate lecture or studio courses
while Project
Assistants (PAs) work on departmental research and administrative
projects. Applicants are selected
based on overall academic achievement, previous education and
experience, and departmental needs. TAs
and PAs are usually appointed for a nine-month renewable contract at
33% (13.3 hours/week) and receive a stipend in addition
to tuition remission (does
not include tuition fees).
Stipend amounts for the current year can be found here and should increase slightly
each academic year. All TAs and PAs
become due-paying members of the MGAA as part of their contract. New students accept TA/PA appointments with
the understanding that contracts will be renewed for a second
year
provided academic
progress and TA/PA performances are satisfactory.
After
a student's second year in the program, appointments are made only when
available. Semester appointments are also available depending
on departmental needs. Semester
appointments are not automatically
renewable, but students may then reapply for regular
TA or PA positions.
Other Project
Assistantships
The
School of Architecture and Urban Planning also houses the Center for
Architecture and Urban Planning Research (CAUPR), which administers several projects each year. Other research
projects may be underway from time to time in the
School as well.
Project Assistantships are offered
through faculty members responsible for each project.
Awards are based on academic merit, previous
education and experience, and project needs. The
number of positions and period of appointment vary.
Openings for these appointments are posted in
the School.
UWM
Graduate School
Fellowships
The UWM Graduate School
offers a number of
university-wide fellowships and works in
cooperation with national agencies and foundations in aiding students
to apply for national scholarships. Some can be applied for
while
others are by nomination from the Department of Architecture
Fourteen
UWM
Graduate School Fellowships are awarded per
year based on outstanding academic achievement and are highly
competitive. Applications
and details are
available from the Graduate School in early November.
The application
deadline is in mid-January.
Advanced
Opportunity Program
Fellowships
This graduate fellowship
program enables a
greater number of financially needy minority persons (African-American,
Hispanic, American Indian and Southeast Asian) or disadvantaged persons to
enter graduate programs or continue
graduate study on a full-time basis at UWM. Applicants
must be U.S. citizens or possess permanent
visas. Students are
nominated by the Department for these fellowships.
Applications
are available from the Graduate School in early November and
the application deadline is in early February.
National
Scholarships
The Department of Architecture assists
students in identifying and
applying to various fellowships and scholarships for graduate students,
including the American Association for University Women Fellowships,
HUD Doctoral Research Grants, and
other pre-dissertation and dissertation
grants. Some awards are based on
academic merit while others are based on both merit
and financial need. Application
deadlines vary.
Students
may be eligible for work-study
employment and loans. For more information and
applications, contact the UWM
Financial Aid
Office.
Finally,
a number of students work part-time for local architectural
firms, other organizations, or faculty on a periodic
basis. Although it is difficult for
an average
full-time student to also work part-time,
some students may, if the work is related to their studies, find
the experience of significant educational and professional value.
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For more information on financial support and assistance, contact:
Graduate Recruitment and Fellowship Office
Mitchell Hall, Room 261
Address: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Graduate Fellowships
PO Box 340
Milwaukee WI 53201-0340 (USA).
Phone: (414) 229-6267
E-mail: fellowship@uwm.edu
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UWM Financial Aid Office
Mellencamp Hall, Room 168
Address: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Financial Aid
PO Box 469
Milwaukee WI 53201-0469 (USA).
E-mail: finaid@des.uwm.edu
Web site: www.uwm.edu/Dept/FINAID |
Note: Eligibility for the financial aid
programs administered through the Financial Aid Office is
limited to US
Citizens and Permanent Residents.
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