Graduate Assistantships and Awards
Full-time Ph.D. graduate students receive financial assistance in the form of Teaching Assistantships, Research Assistantships, or Fellowships. Scholarships may also be awarded to supplement an assistantship. These are available to qualified students on a competitive basis.
Currently, the total net stipend of $25,000 is available to entering students. U.S. citizens with outstanding qualifications are eligible for various fellowships and scholarships, which can raise the net stipend from $26,000 to $32,000. Qualified PhD applicants are automatically considered for fellowships and scholarships (no separate application is necessary).
A Teaching Assistant (TA) usually functions as an instructor in an undergraduate laboratory, and spends approximately 20 hours per week in the performance of these and other teaching duties.
Research Assistantships (RAs) are available through grants obtained by individual faculty members. RAs perform only research with no teaching duties.
Fellowships & Scholarships (LSU)
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Dissertation Year Fellowship |
March |
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Distinguished Dissertation Award |
Fall semesters |
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Coates Awards (See below for applications for Coates Conference/Research Travel Awards) |
May 1 TBD (December/January) July 1 - November
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Fellowships & Scholarships (National)
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American Association of University Women Fellowships
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American Petroleum Institute S.T.E.M. Graduate Fellowship (APAICS Congressional Fellowship Program) |
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Department of Energy - Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program (SCGRP) |
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National Science Foundation – Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRF) Program |
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GEM Fellowship Program (Minority Students) |
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Iota Sigma Pi Awards (Female Students)
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Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Engineering (ORISE-ORAU) Graduate Student Research |
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Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
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Travel Awards
| Awards | Application Deadline |
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February 15 (meetings Jul. 1 - Dec. 31) September 15 (meetings Jan. 1 - Jun. 30) |
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Coates Conference Travel Award Application (LSU)
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May 1 (for travel dates between Jul. 1 - Dec. 31) November 1 (for travel dates between Jan. 1 - Jun. 30) May 1 |
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Simeral NMR Travel Award (LSU Chemistry) |
May 1 (for registration deadlines between July 1 - December 31) November 1 (for registration deadlines between January 1 - June 30) |