Funding and Grants
Basic Funding
Northwestern University provides all graduate students in the humanities with the same standard package of guaranteed funding. Currently this includes the following:
- five academic years of tuition and stipend
- five summers of study stipend
- health insurance
- U-pass for public transportation
Normally the first and either the fourth or fifth years are fellowship years; in the remaining years students hold graduate assistantships (GA-ships) in which they serve as teaching assistants or occasionally as research assistants (see Teaching). Some extended support for sixth year writing is available by competitive application. In addition, all students are required to apply for outside funding before the end of the fourth year. For more information, please see The Graduate School's Fellowships and Grants Page.
Grants
Conference funding is available through the department and TGS for students in their second year and beyond. The amount of money provided depends on the number of requests the department receives and the costs of airfare and registration.
Faculty mentors are often good sources of information about grants in students’ particular fields. In addition, the Office of Fellowships is highly successful in helping students to identify and win external grants for research, study, and writing.