Admitted students are normally granted a five-year fellowship package that pays full tuition and fees. Students at the dissertation stage pay fees that are considerably less than that required for regular course study. If a student has not earned the Ph.D. degree by the end of five years as a full-time student, he or she will be charged “Reduced Tuition” until the degree is awarded, or for a maximum of five additional years.
Most applicants who are granted admission will be awarded a Benjamin Franklin Fellowship, which extends a five-year commitment of full tuition and stipend. In addition, each year the Department nominates its most outstanding applicants and returning students to compete against nominees from other fields of study for a variety of fellowships assigned by the University.
In addition, the Department directly administers a limited amount of fellowship funds.