The University and the History Department make available several forms of financial support, including dissertation travel grants, fellowships, and teaching assistantships. The various forms of support are described below. We must emphasize, however, that usually fewer than fifty per cent of those admitted to the program each year will secure assistantships or fellowships in their first year.

A student who enters the program with a B.A. degree is eligible for a maximum of five years of financial assistance. A student who enters with an M.A. degree is eligible for a maximum of four years of assistance. The duration of financial eligibility includes all forms of University or Department assistantships and fellowships, except the Dissertation Year Fellowship. Students who receive extramural grants and fellowships will retain eligibility for their maximum intramural assistance.