Funding

Financial Aid

Our full-time graduate students are supported through teaching assistantships, research assistantships, and fellowships. Summer funding opportunities include internships, teaching positions, or department scholarships. In addition, we strongly encourage and financially support the participation of our students in summer workshops and the presentation of their research articles at professional meetings. Graduate teaching assistantships for first-year students in the math department earn a stipend of ~$20,000 per academic year, which covers 100% of tuition. In addition, thanks to the generosity of friends and alumni of the Department of Mathematics, we offer summer support to PhD students who have passed their PhD qualifying exams (approximately $3,444 each summer for three years).

The Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship

Self Graduate Fellows for 2025-2026 will receive annual support of $38,000 for four years. Payment is through an appointment as a graduate research assistant. The fellowship covers tuition, fees, and the employer's share of student health insurance costs. Over the four years, fellows have access to a $12,000 professional development award, a $5,000 start-up award (year 1), and a $1,000 textbook and technology award (year 2,3,4). All fellows actively participate in the Fellow Development Program. The total value of the four-year doctoral fellowship exceeds $225,000. The 47 current Self Graduate Fellows are among 224 students who have benefited from the fellowship since it was established in 1989. If you meet the fellowship eligibility,  contact Prof. Geng Chen, Graduate Admissions Director. The program is limited to US citizens.