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Tuition and Fees
- Tuition is subject to change without notice. Current tuition
for full time graduate students (Fall 2008) is $5,011.28 per semester
for Wisconsin residents and $12,472.24 per semester for non-residents.
Students who are Minnesota residents may be eligible for resident
tuition under the Minnesota-Wisconsin reciprocity agreement.
- Fees are subject to change without notice. Current Segregated
Fees for full time graduate students (Fall 2008) are $445.04.
Segregated Fees must be paid by every student, even if tuition is
covered by an appointment or fellowship.
- Graduate students who are classified as non-residents of
Wisconsin and who hold an appointment as a teaching, research, or
project assistant are granted tuition at the resident level in any
semester in which their appointment rate is greater than or equal to
33.3%.
- Upon admission to candidacy for the doctorate, tuition is decreased.
- See the Registrar Website for the most up-to-date information regarding tuition and fees.
Financial Support
- Assistantships
- Teaching assistantships afford financial aid to graduate
students, as well as opportunities for acquiring valuable teaching
experience. The stipend depends upon the time devoted to departmental
duties.
- Research and project assistantships afford financial aid to
graduate students, as well as permit you to assist in a research
program which may contribut to requirements for your doctoral thesis.
- The psychology department selects its teaching, research, and
project assistants according to their scholarly promise and ability to
perform the required duties. You will automatically be considered for
these assistantships when you apply for admission.
- Fellowships
- The university has a campus-wide fellowship competition, and
a number of our entering psychology graduate students receive them each
year. You will be considered for this competition upon completion of
your application materials. Sucessful candidates will be notified in
early March.
- There are several other fellowships offered through the
university, including Advanced Opportunity Fellowships. Please refer to
the Graduate School's Funding Resources webpage for more information on the variety of fellowships available.
- Consider applying for fellowhips sponsored by the numerous
federal and non-federal agencies, such as National Science Foundation,
National Institutes of Health, and Fulbright-Hays. An applicant who has
been awarded a national fellowship has a high probability of being
admitted to our program. If you recieve a fellowship in a national
competition, please notify the Psychology Graduate and Admissions
Office, gradinfo@psych.wisc.edu.
- For more detailed information, please refer to the Graduate School's Funding Resources webpage.
Health Care
- Graduate students who are appointed as teaching, research, and project assistants receive health insurance benefits through Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP).
- Services are available at the University Health Services to all
full-time students and all part-time students who have paid the health
care fee. The health care fee is included in the registration fees. A
wide variety of outpatient medical and nursing services are offered at
the clinic, but it is important to realize that there are certain
limitations. Hospitalizations, emergency room visits, and medication,
for instance, are not included.
- Insurance covering hospital and emergency services is strongly recommended for those not eligible to be covered by SHIP.
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