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Information
about Financial Aid
Assistantships:
Financial support for graduate students takes two primary forms: assistantships and fellowships. A few fellowships are awarded through UNM's Office of Graduate Studies and are open on a highly competitive basis to all graduate students in the university. A very limited amount of financial aid may be available through a small number of assistantships administered by the Linguistics and LLSS Departments. These assistantships are usually awarded to students who have been in the program for at least one year. Early applications are advised, since selections for these awards usually take place immediately following admission decisions. A number of different assistantships are also available to students in the College of Education, depending on different needs within the College each semester. These include both teaching and graduate assistantships. Information on these opportunities are often posted on flyers in the College of Education and/or distributed on the various listserves. Students should let their faculty advisors know of their interest, as well as inquire at the LLSS Department office on a regular basis. Opportunities for assistantships in the Linguistics and LLSS Departments, as well as those in other departments in the College of Education are open to Educational Linguistics students. In addition, research assistantships and project assistantships are occasionally available to graduate students to work on funded research or public service projects. Selection of assistants is made by the faculty member who serves as the project's principal investigator, and the primary basis for selection is the student's ability to handle the specific project assignment. Examples of recent funded projects include:
Other Financial Support: Other types of financial support is also available to graduate students, such as scholarships and travel awards. Opportunities for funding are posted to the Educational Linguistics student listserv as information becomes available. Below are several examples of such additional funding sources. The Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) has multiple funding sources for graduate and professional students and organizations, including Student Research Allocations Committee (SRAC) grants, Specialized Travel (ST) grants, and Graduate Research and Development (GRD) grants. More information on these opportunities is available on the GPSA web site: http://www.unm.edu/~gpsa/funding.shtmlThe LLSS Department sometimes has limited supplementary funds for student travel and research projects; a "Travel Request" form is available from the program administrator. Additionally, the College of Education has more than 40 endowed/non endowed scholarships. The annual application period for College of Education scholarships is January 1 to March 15. Check with the LLSS Department for the scholarship packet when it becomes available each Spring. As part of the Student Exchange Program of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP: http://wrgp.wiche.edu/) helps place students in a wide range of graduate programs, all designed around the educational, social and economic needs of the west. Through WRGP, residents of Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming are eligible to enroll in available programs outside of their home state at resident tuition rates. Students need not meet financial aid criteria. The student must request WRGP status upon entering the doctoral program, either formally in the letter of intent or informally by phone or email. The request should be directed to Rebecca Blum-Martinez, Chair, LLSS (e-mail: rebeccab@unm.edu, phone: 505-277-0437). For additional information, contact Mr. Rob Burford at (505) 277-3361 or rburford@unm.edu. Websites with more information on financial
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Contact Information:
Department of LLSS, College of Education
The University of New Mexico
Hokona Hall Room 140
MSC 05 3040
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
87131-1231Telephone (505) 277-5282
Fax (505) 277-8362
e-mail: mgurule2@unm.edu
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last updated: July 16, 2007
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