The College of Communication and Information supports graduate students with multiple funding sources. Unfortunately the funds available never meet the needs of all graduate students.
A limited number of assistantships and associateships are available to graduate students. These assistantships/associateships provide competitive stipends and tuition waivers (in-state and out-of-state). On some occasions, assistantship/associateship opportunities arise in other branches of the university. Students are advised of these opportunities whenever they arise.
Graduate assistantships/associateships are normally renewable for up to two years for master’s students and three years for doctoral students subject to the student maintaining a 3.3 grade point average or higher on graduate coursework and satisfactory performance in the requirements of the job.
More deatiled information regarding the nature of graduate assistantships, graduate research assistants graduate teaching assistants graduate teaching associates is available in the Graduate Studies Handbook [1].
Applications for assistantship/associationship positions within the college must be received no later than February 1 for the following academic year. Requests for renewal of assistantship/associateship positions must also be submitted by February 1. Every effort will be made to notify assistantship applicants of the final decisions in this regard by April 15.
For more information about assistantships within the college, contact
Dr. Sally McMillan
302 Communications Building
College of Communication and Information
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-0347
E-mail: ccigradinfo@utk.edu [3]
Applicants also may apply for certain other fellowships and scholarships, which do not include remission of fees. These fellowships and scholarships include the
The application for college graduate scholarships is due February 1. Names of scholarship and fellowship recipients are announced at the college’s annual convocation in April.
Students should also check with their individual schools [5] regarding funding opportunities.
The university also funds several scholarships for graduate students. For further information, visit the Graduate School online [6] or contact
Dr. Kay Reed
kayreed (at) utk.edu
Assistant to the Dean
Office of Graduate Student Services
The University of Tennessee
P105 Andy Holt Tower
Knoxville, TN 37996-0165.
For information on loans and the work-study program, contact the
Financial Aid Office
[7]115 Student Services Building
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-0210.
Graduate students are eligible to apply for the student work-study program. Work-study is considered a form of financial aid, although it is not a loan and it is not subject to repayment. Full-time students should not attempt to work more than 20 hours per week. Part-time students should not attempt to take more than six hours of coursework per semester.
Knoxville is a media-rich city and also has many other types of organizations that hire communication and information professionals. Some graduate students find part-time employment in the local community. Those without professional experience are especially encouraged to gain experience through internships and/or part-time employment in communication and information-related organizations.
Some doctoral students succeed in obtaining part-time teaching positions at nearby community colleges, private universities, and other higher-education institutions. This is a valuable source of teaching experience for doctoral students who do not have teaching assistant/associate positions.
Links:
[1] http://www.cci.utk.edu/node/153
[2] http://www.cci.utk.edu/files/u11/gaapplication.pdf
[3] mailto:ccigradinfo@utk.edu
[4] http://www.cci.utk.edu/files/u11/ccigradscholarship.pdf
[5] http://www.cci.utk.edu/node/147
[6] http://gradschool.utk.edu/default.shtml
[7] http://web.utk.edu/~finaid/