Funding for All Students
Applying
Departmental Assistantships
- Teaching assistantships
(1/4-time; one semester)
- Research assistantships
funded by Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station (Michigan-oriented research;
1/4- or 1/2-time; one or more semesters; renewable based on performance and
availability of funds)
- Research assistantships
funded by external contracts and grants (1/4- or 1/2-time; one or more semesters;
renewable based on performance and availability of funds)
Assistantship Terms (2008/2009)
- Stipends for standard
1/2-time assistantship:
- First-year M.S.: $1,623/month;
$19,476 per year
- Second-year M.S., and
Ph.D.: $1,655/month; $9,860 per year
- Health insurance included
- Waiver of matriculation
(registration) fees
- Tuition waiver on:
- 9 credits, Fall and
Spring Semesters
- 4 credits, Summer Semester
- In-state fees on additional
credits
Departmental Fellowships
Four department endowments support the recruitment of outstanding graduate students with particular areas of interest. The department's Admissions Committee nominates candidates for these fellowships based on materials in the student's application.
John (Jake) and Maxine Ferris Global Agribusiness Fellowship
Topic area: global agribusiness. These fellowships are typically awarded as a supplement to a department assistantship.
Henry and Annabel Larzelere Graduate Fellowship
Topic area: agribusiness management and marketing. Preference, but not exclusive emphasis, is given to students intending to focus on poultry marketing and pricing, cooperative business management, or futures markets. Fellowships may be awarded as a supplement to a department assistantship, or as full funding for one or two semesters of the student's first year.
Lane and Virginia Holdcroft Graduate Fellowship for African Development
Topic area: Community and rural development in Africa. Preference is given to students preparing for university careers or careers in U.S., African National, or international development agencies. These fellowships are typically awarded as a supplement to a department assistantship.
Carol C. Gustafson and Gary S. Murphy Endowed Scholarship in Agricultural Economics.
For support of doctoral students
Information from the Graduate
School
Last updated July 16, 2008
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