FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Information on financial assistance available through the University of Tulsa:

• General Information
• Types of Assistance
• Assistantships
• Fellowships
• Scholarships
• Loans
• Financial Aid Information Sheet
• Student Employment
• Federal Work Study
• Institutional Positions

For more information see the Graduate Bulletin:

• Student Financial Services

Information on outside sources of funding:

• Financial Aid Home Page
• Scholarships
• Useful Financial Aid Links

General Information

The university offers a number of different fellowships and assistantships to full-time graduate students. Awards are made upon the recommendation of the applicant's discipline. Stipends vary according to the amount of work required and the experience of the student. Tuition scholarship awards of up to nine credit hours remission of tuition per semester will be based on academic achievement. Tuition for the 2008-2009 academic year is $856 per credit hour for new graduate students and $817 per credit hour for continuing graduate students.

Students awarded financial assistance must be enrolled in at least nine hours, but not more than 12 hours, of graduate work during a regular semester. The enrollment requirement during summer is at least one hour, but not more than six hours. Special permission is required to deviate from these hours except in the last two semesters of enrollment before the completion of a master's degree or in the last four semesters before the completion of a doctoral degree. Students must also maintain a 3.0 grade-point average; hence, students on probation are not eligible for consideration.

The University of Tulsa considers that a full-time graduate student receiving a graduate assistantship has a full-time commitment. Any employment in addition to the assistantship is specifically prohibited. Any violation of this policy will result in the immediate termination of the assistantship. Any request for an exception to this policy must be submitted in writing to the Graduate Program Adviser and must receive the approval of the Graduate Program Adviser and the Graduate Dean.

Application and reference forms are available from the office of the Graduate School. Application deadline is February 1, and recipients will be announced in early April. Reapplication is not automatic. Recipients of an assistantship must reapply in order to be considered in subsequent years.

Types of Assistance

Assistantships (click HERE for an assistantship application form)

• Teaching/Research/Administrative Office Assistantships
  
  Open to students pursuing masters' or doctoral degrees. Stipend: at least $10,000 for two semesters and remission of tuition for nine hours per semester for a baccalaureate graduate pursuing a master's degree program within the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business Administration, and the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences; at least $11,000 for two semesters and remission of tuition for nine hours per semester for a master's graduate pursuing a doctoral degree program within the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences. Work load: Teaching two courses or the equivalent in research activities for approximately 20 hours per week.
  
  
• Research Assistantships: Stipend, tuition remission, and work load vary. Salary levels range from $7.00 to $20.00 per hour, depending upon experience and qualifications.
• Offers of financial assistance by the University of Tulsa after April 15 of a given year are contingent on the applicant's supplying written notice that he or she has secured written release from any commitments to accept offers made by other graduate schools prior to that date. Likewise, a commitment to the University of Tulsa left in force after April 15 is to be honored unless written release is secured from the department making the offer.
• For information on College of Business Administration Graduate Assistantships, click HERE. Note that number of hours may vary for these assistantships.

Graduate Assistantships in Publications

These include positions as editorial assistants to the editors of the James Joyce Quarterly and Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature. These positions, not typically awarded to first semester students, are available only through the English Department and are designated for English graduate students. Recipients must carry at least nine hours of course work per semester. Stipend: $10,000 to $11,000 and tuition scholarship for nine credit hours each semester.

Scholarships



• Foster Brooks Parriott Graduate Scholarships (click HERE for a scholarship application form)
  
  A number of these scholarships, established in memory of Foster Brooks Parriott by the Parriott family, are awarded annually on the basis of scholastic achievement and need. The scholarship includes up to 24 credit hours of tuition for the year. Application deadline is January 15; applications are available from the Graduate School Office. The applicant must be a citizen of the United States.
  
  
• Ben Henneke Research Fellowships (click HERE for a fellowship application form)
  
  This award honors the university’s first Trustees Professor of Humanities and President Emeritus, Ben Graf Henneke. The applicant must be a citizen of the United States and either be seeking full-time enrollment or be enrolled full-time in a master’s degree program within the Arts and Humanities (anthropology, art, education, English language and literature, history, or psychology). For 2005-2006, the award carried a 9-month stipend of $12,000 and nine credit hours of tuition for each of the fall and spring semesters, as well as six credits of summer tuition when appropriate. Application deadline is January 15; applications are available from the Graduate School Office.
  
  
• Wilfred Woobank Graduate Assistantships (click HERE for an assistantship application form)
  
  The applicant must be a citizen of the United States and either be seeking full-time enrollment or be enrolled full-time in a graduate degree program within the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences. The awards may be designated for one year or may be awarded for up to three years of study for the master’s or four years for the doctoral degree. For 2005-2006, the stipends ranged from $12,600 a year for a 9-month stipend to $16,800 a year for a 12-month stipend and include 18-19 hours of tuition scholarship. There is a 10-hour per week service component to the Wilfred Woobank Assistantship, intended to foster interaction between the scholar and the department. Application deadline is January 15; applications are available from the Graduate School Office.
  
  
• John S. Zink Fellowship for Students with Physical Disabilities (click HERE for a fellowship application form)
  
  This endowed fellowship is available to aid TU students with physical disabilities, and is given to students in any graduate program. Fellowship amounts are variable and awarded on the basis of need. To qualify, you must be admitted to The University of Tulsa, be in good academic standing, qualify for services provided by The Center for Student Academic Support, and be registered to receive those services. Application deadline is January 15; application forms are available from the Graduate School Office.
  
  
• Educator Tuition Scholarship (click HERE for a scholarship application form)
  
  All full-time, Oklahoma elementary or secondary school teachers and administrators who qualify for admission to the Graduate School and wish to enroll on a part-time basis may apply for a one-third tuition scholarship by completing the above form and returning it to the University of Tulsa Graduate School on or before the time of enrollment.
  
  
• Chapman Graduate Scholar Presentation Award

  The University of Tulsa Chapman Graduate Scholar Presentation Awards Program provides assistance for graduate students to present their scholarship in a national or international forum to enhance the student's career opportunities. Any enrolled graduate student who is a senior author on an abstract and orally presenting research conducted at the University of Tulsa may apply. The maximum amount of an individual award will be $1000. Applications for support during an academic year must be submitted by the end of the second week of classes during the fall or spring semesters; for a summer presentation, the request must be submitted by the end of the second week of the spring semester.

   

• Other Scholarships
  
  Certain corporations, businesses, and individuals offer a variety of graduate scholarships. These may include full or partial payment of tuition, fees, or books. Recipients are often chosen only from among applicants interested in fields prescribed by the donors. Information on these awards may be obtained from the discipline in which the student plans to study.

Loan Funds

Inquiries regarding loans should be made to the Office of Student Financial Services. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Phone: (918) 631-2526 (800) 331-3050 Fax: (918) 631-2073. For more information, please see the Financial Aid Home page at http://www.utulsa.edu/Financial/Aid.html.

• Federal Perkins Loan

Awards - Made on a limited basis to graduate students of up to $3,000 per year. (Priority is given to undergraduate applicants.)

Eligibility - Determined on the basis of need analysis by the Office of Student Financial Services.

Application procedure - Complete the FAFSA and provide your drivers license number (if any).

Other information - The interest rate is 5 percent simple interest, beginning nine months after the student ceases to be at least a half-time student. There is no interest while the student is enrolled at least half time. Repayment begins nine months after the student ceases to be enrolled at least half-time and the minimum monthly payment is $40. The loan must be repaid within 10 years from the date payments begin.

• Federal Family Education Loan Programs:
  Federal Stafford Loan Subsidized and Unsubsidized

Awards - Loan amounts may not exceed reasonable college costs, less other scholarship, loan, and gift assistance. Expected family contribution is also used in determining eligibility for the subsidized Stafford Loan. A processing fee will be deducted from the loan proceeds.

Eligibility - Subsidized Stafford is determined on the basis of need analysis by the Office of Student Financial Services.

Application procedure - Contact an eligible lender such as a bank, credit union, etc. Complete a Stafford Loan Application. Complete the FAFSA.

Other information:

The federal government pays the interest on a subsidized Stafford loan while you are in school or in deferment. Borrowers are responsible for the interest during in school and deferment periods on an unsubsidized Stafford loan. The lender may allow the interest to accumulate until the deferment ends, but the interest will be added to the principal.

The current interest rate is variable and capped at 8.25%. Borrowers with outstanding 7%, 8%, 8/10%, 9% and variable capped at 9% loans will borrow any new loans at the current rate.

Repayment for 7% borrowers begins nine months after the student ceases to be at least a half-time student.

Repayment for all other interest rates begins six months after ceasing to be enrolled in the required course load. Minimum payments are typically $50 per month.

The entire loan must be repaid within 10 years after repayment begins.