Financial Information

Information about funding graduate school is below.  After reviewing this information, if you have questions related to departmental assistantships or the McNee award, contact the Graduate Program Director for Geography.

All applications for admission to our Master of Arts and PhD program will also be considered for financial aid in the form of a limited number of departmental graduate assistantships . No separate application for graduate student assistantships is required if you are applying to the MA or PhD program. 

The University of Cincinnati Graduate School provides funding for these assistantships, and awardees are determined by the department. Awards currently include:

• tuition scholarships known as Graduate Scholarships
• university graduate assistantships (GA), including Teaching Assistantships (TA) and Research Assistantships (RA), and
• Graduate Student Health Insurance

All financial supports are competitive, and the funding decision will be made on the basis of the overall assessment of applicants' GPA of previous studies, GRE scores, recommendation letters, potential for working as TAs and RAs, and potential for academic success. Financial awards are normally given for the academic year, and the renewal of the awards is based on the funding availability and the review of student’s academic performance.

The Robert B. McNee Award is given annually to the most outstanding MA or PhD graduate student in the Department of Geography. Under the donors' terms, this award, when possible is, given to a student who is working in the late Professor McNee's areas of research - economic geography or gay/lesbian studies. Students submit a solo-authored unpublished research paper, CV, and current transcript; all submissions are evaluated by graduate faculty within the department.

For information on other types of University of Cincinnati graduate awards and fellowships, see the UC Graduate School awards page and be sure to review the awards listed on the left side of the page.

In addition, you may explore other UC assistantship and campus positions on UC's career platform, Handshake (uc.joinhandshake.com). Check back frequently for newly posted positions and other opportunities.

Scholarship and fellowship support is also available outside of the University of Cincinnati from a diverse collection of external sponsors at the local, state, national, and international levels. Such agencies and organizations as the National Science Foundation, the Ford Foundation, Resources for the Future and others offer many graduate fellowships. Applicants should write directly to the agencies and organizations concerned. 

Need-based support for U.S. students may be obtained from federal and state sources.