Department of Economics
Graduate Financial Aid
The Department of Economics funds highly qualified graduate students through competitive awards such as graduate assistantships, tuition waivers, grant funding, paid internships, and fellowships. Each type of funding is available to both PhD and MA students.
The department attempts to match students with the best funding based on interests. To facilitate matching, please include a resume with your online application and indicate your research interests, relevant skills, and experience. Applications received prior to March 15 are reviewed first.
Graduate assistantships and tuition waivers
Graduate assistants work approximately 18-20 hours a week in the Department of Economics or other departments in the Bryan School. Within the Department of Economics, assistants typically help professors with their teaching and/or research.
Depending on availability, some graduate assistants also receive out-of-state and/or in-state tuition waivers. Out-of-state tuition waivers reduce the tuition of out-of-state students to the levels charged to in-state students. In-state tuition waivers cover the cost of in-state tuition. Tuition waivers do not cover fees.
Grant funding
Some students receive funding through contracts or grants which are usually awarded to a specific professor for a specific project. Availability of grant funding varies from year to year and students are recruited as funding is available.
Advanced graduate students are encouraged to apply for dissertation grants, which are available from a variety of sources.
Paid Internships
Some students receive funding through paid internships with external organizations. Paid internships offer the opportunity to gain work experience in a research organization outside the Bryan School.
University and Bryan School Fellowships
The Department of Economics submits applications on behalf of highly qualified students for fellowships that are awarded on campus through the Graduate School. Information on UNCG fellowships can be found here.
The Bryan School of Business and Economics awards a limited number of Bryan Fellowships to highly qualified entering graduate students. To ensure full consideration, please apply by March 15. Information on other Bryan School financial aid is here.
Tuition and Financial Aid
Tuition and fees at UNCG change each academic year due to changes in the state budget. Information about current tuition and fees can be found here (scroll to the bottom of the page).
Information on Federally guaranteed subsidized and unsubsidized student loans is available through the Financial Aid Office .
International Students
International students who are in the United States on or intending to be on a temporary non-immigrant F-1 visa are required to certify that they have adequate financial resources to cover the cost of tuition and fees, accommodation and meals, insurance, and other living expenses. UNCG cannot issue the I-20 Form until it receives the completed financial forms and supporting bank/sponsor documents. International students should go to the International Program Center's web page for more information.