Ph.D. in Biological Sciences

Financial Aid

All applicants are automatically considered for graduate assistantships and fellowships. All students admitted to the PhD program are supported with tuition and competitive stipends from teaching assistantships, and research assistantships. Stipends for the first year of study in the PhD program are $19,000. Application deadline for financial aid is January 15 for full consideration.

Housing

Most graduate students live off campus, where they can easily commute from affordable housing located in a variety of urban, suburban and rural settings. For further information and some listings of off-campus housing, see the University Graduate Admissions web page.