Graduate Assistantships
The Computing Ph.D. program has limited funds and typically only funds students for their first year. Students are required to identify an official faculty advisor by the end of their first semester who will develop a plan for funding for the remainder of their degree program.
To maximize your chance to receive program funding, submit all application materials by the priority deadline. If you submit by the priority deadline of January 5 the funding timeline is as follows:
- Early March: Students receive admission notification from the Graduate College. Newly admitted students are ranked and prioritized for GA funding at the same time admission decisions are made.
- March: The program begins to extend GA offers to students.
- April through June: Funding offers continue to be issued until all GA positions have been filled.
Deferred Admission
The program will not hold or delay GA funding for students who defer admission to a later semester. Likewise, deferrals will not be approved due to a student’s inability to secure GA funding.
Additional departments, such as Computer Science, also make GA offers to new students. Each department has its own timeline for extending offers of funding.