Fees, Support, and Housing

Education Fees

Students can locate current information about UCI Graduate Fees at:
http://www.reg.uci.edu/fees/2011-2012/graduate.html

Sources of Support

Efforts will be made to provide sufficient financial support to allow doctoral students to complete their studies. Graduate students may qualify for a range of fellowships, financial aid, employment and other awards to help defray the costs of graduate education. The following sources provide additional information about the types of support available to graduate students.

• Research Assistantships
  When available, the Department of Education offers research assistantships to outstanding graduate students. The duration and extent of such appointments will vary.


• Teaching Assistantships
  Teaching Assistantships, when available, are offered to qualified students by the Department of Education. General information about employment as a teaching assistant can be accessed at:
  http://www.grad.uci.edu/finance/student_employment.htm
  
  International applicants who wish to be considered for Teaching Assistantships will need to demonstrate their English language proficiency before being eligible. This can be accomplished via several means which are explained at:
  http://www.grad.uci.edu/current/esl_tests.htm


• Teaching Associate
  Teaching Associate positions are offered to doctoral students who have content knowledge and teaching experience in the required subject area. Criteria for employment include a master's degree or equivalent training. General information about employment as a teaching assocoiate is available at:
  http://www.grad.uci.edu/finance/student_employment.htm


• Department of Education Support
  Additional program support may be offered by the Department of Education on a competitive basis, for example, to support travel for conference presentations.


• Graduate Student Funding Opportunities and Resources
  Information about campus-wide graduate student funding opportunities and resources is available at:
  http://www.grad.uci.edu/finance/fellowships.htm#external


• Dissertation Research Fellowships, Grants, and Intern Opportunities
  Various organizations and foundations offer fellowships, grants, and intern opportunities to support dissertation research. Some also give awards for outstanding dissertations.
  http://www.gse.uci.edu/phd/student_support.php

Housing

The University of California, Irvine guarantees an offer of on-campus housing to every newly-admitted full-time Ph.D. student. Further information is available at:
http://www.housing.uci.edu/graduate