The department is committed to supporting all graduate students in Romance Languages and Literatures. Teaching Fellowships and Graduate Assistantships are available to Masters and Doctoral candidates. Eligible incoming students may be also considered for a University Presidential Fellowship or a Diversity Fellowship at the time of admission. Ph.D. candidates are renewable for up to five years, and MA Fellowships for up to two years.

Teaching Fellowships

Teaching Fellows receive a stipend, tuition remission for five courses per year, and health insurance. Guided by coordinators, Teaching Fellows are typically classes of Elementary or Intermediate language. MA candidates teach two courses per semester. Ph.D. candidates teach one course per semester in their first, third and fifth years, and two per semester in their second and fourth years. 

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistants receive a stipend, tuition remission for five courses per year, and partial subsidy towards health insurance. These assistantships, customarily assigned in the first year of the student’s study, entail 15 hours of work per week in the departmental office. Knowledge of word-processing is necessary.

Presidential Fellowships

A competitive fellowship that does not involve teaching is awarded by the University to the strongest candidates. Candidates are nominated by departmental faculty at the time of admission.

Diversity Fellowships

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences offers Diversity Fellowships to qualifying candidates on a competitive basis. Candidates are nominated by departmental faculty at the time of admission.