Students applying to the doctoral program in Composition and Cultural Rhetoric are eligible to apply for the following awards (figures for graduate appointments represent 2006-2007 stipends). It is anticipated that all recipients who remain in good standing will continue to receive some form of financial support for up to four years of graduate study. To be considered for admission in Fall 2010 and for financial aid, we must receive your completed application package no later than January 11th, 2010.

Graduate Teaching Assistantships
Offered to approximately four new students each year; 8.5 months; no more than an average of 20 hours work per week; includes a stipend of $14,951, remitted tuition for 9 credits per semester (plus 6 credits in the summer), and a 6-credit tuition scholarship per year for spouse or domestic partner. Teaching assistants, appointed by the Writing Program, have full responsibility for 3 sections of writing instruction a year, are expected to attend regular staff meetings and professional development workshops, attend a weekly teaching practicum during the first year, and participate in a weekly coordinating group or professional development seminars thereafter. There is also an ongoing mentorship and review of each teaching assistant's performance as a teacher.

Syracuse University Fellowships:
Tax-free stipend of $19,000 for 8.5 months of full-time study; tuition scholarship for 15 credits per semester for a total of 30 during the academic year.

Summer Teaching
1 section, offered to some graduate students based on teaching record and availability.