FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

The Economics Department awards graduate assistantships and endeavors to provide some financial assistance for as many students as possible. A tuition waiver is included in the assistantship award. Assistantships are awarded initially on the basis of academic record. The department generally does not award assistantships to students beyond the first three years of doctoral study. The department does occasionally hire fourth-year or other unfunded students to assist in faculty research, teach courses, staff the computer lab, or provide grading assistance.

SCHOLARSHIPS

 Graduate students are also eligible for fellowships offered by the University.

Graduate Honor Roll Scholarship:  The Graduate Honor Roll Scholarship is awarded by the College of Social and Behavior Science.  Nomination is done by the Department and is based on merit.  The funds are donated by the College’s Board and fluctuates year to year.  The recipient of the 2003-2004 Graduate Honor Roll Scholarship was awarded $3,000.

Howard-Karsten Graduate Fellowship in Economics:  The recipient of this fellowship should be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident of the United States.  The recipient should be a doctoral candidate and should have passed the Ph.D. qualifying examinations on the first attempt and have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.7 and maintain a GPA of at least 3.7 during the two semester award.  The stipend for this fellowship is $12,000 plus tuition for students who are registered for the two regular semesters of the academic year, beginning with the fall semester.  The award may be based on financial need if more than one student is qualified under the criteria.  The Ph.D. Committee in Economics nominates the recipient of this award. This scholarship is announced in March for the following academic year.

The Garr Cutler Energy Award: The $1,500 Garr Cutler Energy Award is awarded by the Graduate School from an endowment established by Dr. Garr Cutler of Eugene, Oregon.  The Cutler Energy award is for a paper submitted by a University of Utah graduate student, which, in the opinion of the Awards Committee, makes a significant contribution in the area of energy.  “Energy” is broadly interpreted to include ecological, sociological and legal matters related to energy, as well as to issues in the research and development of energy resources and or facilities.  The award is announced at Spring Commencement.  Application deadline is late February.

The Marriner S. Eccles Graduate Fellowship in Political Economy:  The Eccles Graduate Fellowship was established by an endowment from Marriner S. Eccles, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.  This Fellowship is open to fully matriculated domestic graduate students holding bachelor degrees and pursuing research projects in fields of major public concern.  These projects represent scholarly interests focused on political economy in such areas as finance, banking, business, education, humanities, law, social sciences, and their impact on relationships among politics, public policy and the economy.  The award is for the academic year and is $12,000 plus tuition.  Formal admission to a University of Utah departmental graduate program and to the Graduate School is a requisite of the award.  The Eccles Graduate Fellowship is restricted to U.S. citizens.

The Graduate Research Fellowship:  The Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) is a one-year, non-renewable award.  All full-time graduate students working toward a Ph.D. or other terminal graduate degree are eligible to apply.  In order for a student to accept the GRF, s/he must have satisfactorily passed all preliminary and qualifying examinations.  It is expected that the fellow will be engaged in full-time research or creative work during the academic year of the fellowship.  Both domestic and international graduate students are eligible to apply.  Recipients of the Graduate Research Fellowship receive $10,000 for the academic year plus tuition.

For other Fellowship opportunities Please visit the Graduate School’s website.