Assistantships, Fellowships, and Grants
In addition to offering income, assistantships, fellowships, and grants provide students with valuable experience and training for careers in academia and elsewhere.
HTS Support
Most students are supported either by teaching assistantships or by research assistantships. Both forms of support carry tuition remission as well as a stipend of at least $7,000 per term, and require that students devote approximately 13 hours a week to assistantship tasks. In some cases students work an additional 7 hours per week and receive an additional stipend or 3 hours of course credit.
Research assistantships with faculty have been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Sloan Foundation, the Sloan Center for Paper Business and Industry Studies, Georgia Public Television, the Humboldt Foundation, and the Georgia Humanities Council.
HTS also offers fellowship support for student travel and research.
Georgia Tech Fellowships
The President's Fellowship: A few highly qualified entering students receive this fellowship in addition to their assistantship. This distinguished fellowship, guaranteed for four years so long as the recipient maintains satisfactory progress, provides a salary supplement that raises the annual stipend to at least $15,500, plus tuition remission.
The Smith Teaching Fellowships: These endowed fellowships provide further training for advanced students who have completed their qualifying exams. Students holding the fellowships take primary responsibility for an introductory lecture class. HTS faculty provide mentoring and training for graduate students in these assignments.
The Raymond Riddle Fellowship: The Raymond Riddle Fellowship, offered by the Center for Society and Industry in the Modern South, is a one-year fellowship offered to an HTS graduate student close to completing his or her doctoral dissertation. Students pursuing topics relevant to the American South receive preference, though those studying society and industry in other contexts are also considered.
Outside Grants and Fellowships for Students
Our doctoral students have an outstanding record of receiving grants and fellowships from research centers and agencies such as the National Science Foundation, the IEEE, the Chemical Heritage Foundation, the Hagley Museum and Library, AAAS/RAND, and the Sloan Foundation. The graduate director and your dissertation advisor can provide valuable advice about possible research funding.