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Funding Opportinities

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Funding Opportunities & Awards — Internal

(For details, please contact the Program Assistant at 813-974-5329 or gadm@math.usf.edu.)

Teaching Assistantships

Each year approximately 55 teaching assistantships are awarded on a competitive basis to selected current or newly-admitted graduate students in the Department of Mathematics. Students holding the assistantships perform instructional duties for an average of 20 hours per week. The assistantship provides the student with competitive stipends, tuition waiver and employer's contribution for their health insurance. Students are required to be enrolled in 9 credit hours every semester (Fall/Spring) and in good standing. Summer funding is also available through the assistantships. Application deadlines are February 1st (Fall) and August 1st (Spring). General Information on Graduate Assistantships is available at the USF Graduate School web site.

Presidential Doctoral Fellowships

USF provides $20,000/year in addition to full tuition, fees and health insurance to the most outstanding applicants to USF doctoral programs. This fellowship is renewable for 5 years.

University Graduate Fellowships

With the department's nomination, an outstanding applicant (to an M.A. or Ph.D. program) will receive the award of $10,000 in the first academic year (non-renewable). The recipient will also be eligible for a tuition waiver.

Dean's Excellence Awards

Outstanding applicants nominated by the department are offered the stipend of $15,000 in the combination of a Teaching Assistantship and this award for 4 years. The recipient will also be eligible for a tuition waiver.

Tharp Scholarship

Each year, in addition to Teaching Assistantships and fellowships, outstanding graduate students selected by the department receive this cash award ranging from $1,000 to $5,000.

To be considered for the above five scholarships, a Teaching Assistantship application must be completed and submitted to our program along with your admission application. The forms are available upon request.

Other fellowships offered by the USF Graduate School

The eligibilities and procedures vary. Please go to the Graduate School web site for details.

Financial Aid/Student Loan

This information can be obtained at the Financial Aid Office web site.

Funding/Award opportunities available to current graduate students

For details, please contact the Program Assistant at 813-974-5329 or at gadm@math.usf.edu.

Teaching Assistantships

Please see above.

Travel Support

Financial support for travel to professional conferences is available from the following sources:

  • Department of Mathematics: Application deadlines are the first Friday of each semester (Fall/Spring). An application form is available from the Graduate Program Assistant. A presentation at a conference is encouraged.
  • College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Travel Awards: Consult with the Graduate Program Director for details and an application. A presentation at a conference is required.
  • Graduate and Professional Student Council (GPSC): Apply to the GPSC directly. A presentation at a conference is required.

Tharp Scholarship

Please see above.

Research Assistantships

Research assistantships for summer research activities are available from professors who hold grants for their students.

Graduate School Fellowships

Please see above.

Teaching Award

This award will be given every year to selected teaching assistants to recognize their excellence in teaching.

University-Wide Awards:

  • Provost's Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Teaching Assistant
    • Recipients from our department: Irena Andreevska (2005)
  • Provost's Commendation for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Teaching Assistant
    • Recipients from our department: Louis R. Camara (2005)
  • Certificate of Recognition — Provost's Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Teaching Assistant
    • Recipients from our department: Ferenc Tookos (2005), Gokarna Aryal (2006), Ana Staninska (2006)

Department of Mathematics Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Teaching Assistant:

Interested TAs should submit their portfolio to the Graduate Program Assistant no later than September 30th every year.

Part-time employment for graduate students

The on- or off-campus job information is available at the Career Center at 813-974-2171.