| Because the University of Virginia is a public, state-assisted
institution, the basic costs of graduate study (tuition
and fees) are lower than those of private institutions with
programs of comparable scope and quality. In addition to
this general benefit, the department of religious studies
offers various types of financial aid to graduate students,
which includes fellowships and teaching assistantships.
No financial aid is available for students seeking the M.A.as
their final degree.
Fellowships in varying amounts are offered to
a limited number of students, based primarily on academic
merit. The Departments offers several types of fellowships:
Presidential Fellowships are awarded in a University-wide
competition to entering students of exceptionally high
achievement and promise; DuPont Fellowships are awarded
to both entering and enrolled students in Religious Studies;
and Governor's Fellowships are awarded to Virginia students.
Presidential Fellowships are renewable for three years,
while Dupont and Governor's Fellowships are awarded on
an annual basis.
Teaching Assistantships are available to a considerable
number of graduate students. Students designated as Teaching
Assistants are granted a stipend for assisting the faculty
in the tasks of undergraduate instruction. Out-of-state
students who serve as teaching assistants qualify for
reduced tuition rates.
Work/study Programs, Loan Programs and
other employment opportunities are administered through
the University's Office of Financial Aid to Students.
The deadline for applying for federally-subsidized Work
Study is March 31. Students should not wait to hear from
the Religious Studies Department about fellowship offers
before contacting the University's Financial Aid office:
faid@viriginia.edu,
phone (434) 982-6000
Special Note While it is rare that the Department
can offer full financial support for any graduate student,
modest tuition charges and financial assistance from the
Department help to insure that no well qualified and needful
student should find the cost of graduate study prohibitive.
Application and Admission Procedures
Applicants for graduate study must have completed with
distinction an undergraduate degree in an accredited college
or university and will normally be expected to have taken
at least 18 credit hours (six courses) in religious studies
at the under-graduate level. In addition, applicants must
submit scores on the Graduate Record Examination (aptitude
portion only). Admission will depend not only on the achievement
and promise of the applicant as attested through transcripts,
3 letters of recommendation, and GRE scores, (GRE scores
cannont be over 5 years old, generally) but also on the
clarity of the applicant's statement of interest and aims
and on the compatibility of the applicant's interests with
resources of the department.
Applications for the following fall are due by December
3d. We do not accept Spring and Summer applications.
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