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Please review if you require financial aid to pursue a graduate program on a full-time resident basis.
All-University Fellowships are available on a competitive basis and applicants are required to provide GRE scores. Place a check next to Fellowship on the funding form section of the Graduate School application if you wish to compete.
Federal Fellowships and Others
The Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, in cooperation with various federal and state agencies, sometimes has a limited number of graduate fellowships available in its two program areas. When available, these competitive fellowships, for which there are more requests than positions, are limited to U.S. citizens. Awards are made by a committee of professionals in each area. Interest in fellowships can be indicated on your Graduate School application.
Project and Research Assistantships
A variety of research and demonstration projects are conducted by individual professors, usually through some form of external funding. The projects frequently have budgeted research and/or project assistantship positions for which recipients are selected by the project director. Employment responsibility in such a position is dependent upon the professor who conducts the research and is not a committee function. Professors are notified of potential candidates for such positions from among those applying for admission. Salary is based on percentage of time committed, and appointments are usually for no less than one-third time. The work period is based on a 40-hour week and the work schedule is coordinated with the class schedule. Dollar amounts change each year to reflect changes in the cost of living. Appointments with a semester percentage of one-third time or more earn remission of nonresident tuition for the semester of the appointment, where applicable. NOTE: Segregated fees are separate from tuition and must be paid by the student.
Graduate Assistantships
A limited number of graduate assistantships are available on a an academic year basis for full-time Ph.D. level students. These appointments are made under the auspices of the Departmental Graduate Assistant Policies and Procedures Committee. Typically, graduate assistants help faculty to supervise students in practice teaching large lecture or methods courses. However, some may also assist professors who are teaching large lecture or methods courses. Salary is based on percentage of time commitment. Appointments are usually at a percentage of no less than one-third time. Appointments with a semester percentage of one-third time or more earn remission of nonresident tuition for the semester of appointment, where applicable. NOTE: Segregated fees are separate from tuition and must be paid by the student.
Scholarships
A few scholarships are available through the general resources of the University. In some instances, these scholarships cover tuition costs or provide remission of nonresident fees; some may offer additional funds under various granting conditions.
Rehabilitation Counseling Traineeships
A limited number of federal traineeships are provided by the Rehabilitation Services Administration for Master's level students and Ph.D. level students in rehabilitation counseling. Recipients are selected by a department area committee and priority is given to advanced students (those with greatest seniority in the program).
Notes
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Student Financial Aids is located at 432 East Campus Mall, Madison, WI 53706 (phone: 608-262-3060; FAX 608-262-9068).
Students with disabilities may get information about learning aids, transportation, medical attendants, parking, elevator keys, emergency procedures, housing, library services, and textbooks from the McBurney Disability Resource Center or phone: 608-263-2741; FAX 608-265-2998; TTY 608-263-6393 and the State of Wisconsin Department of Vocational Rehabilitation or toll free phone: 800-442-3477; FAX 608 266-1133; TTY 888-877-5939.