The availability of graduate teaching and research assistantships varies from year to year. Consideration for assistance will be given only after the student's application has been approved by the Graduate Student Recruitment Committee. Sometimes a faculty advisor may have funds available for support, or the department head may be able to arrange for a research or teaching assistantship in the Department of Entomology or in another department such as Biology or Zoology.

Assistantships provide a salary and benefits. Benefits include in-state tuition and health insurance. Health insurance is provided as long as the student remains on an assistantship However, students are required to pay fees each semester which currently approach $500. Providing that satisfactory progress is being made toward the degree, assistantships are guaranteed for:

2½ years (5 semesters) for the M.S. degree
3½ years (7 semesters) for the Ph.D. with M.S., and
4½ years (9 semesters) for the Ph.D. without M.S.,

Click HERE to view any available assistantships in the department.

There are also some specialized fellowships and scholarships are available to qualified students. These awards include:

• William M. Keck Center for Behavioral Biology
• Urban Entomology Graduate fellowships
• Indoor Urban Entomology Scholarship - (awarded annually to graduate students in the indoor urban entomology program)

Students who cannot secure an assistantship through the department have the option of applying for College and University financial aid as described in the following links:

University Financial Aid Website

College Financial Aid Website