Department of Anthropology , Emory University
Financial Aid for Graduate Studies
The Department of Anthropology funds all its graduate students and keeps its class size small to maximize financial support and faculty responsiveness to the needs of each student. The graduate class averages six students per year. Anthropology Graduate Fellowships cover tuition costs and afford an additional 12-month living stipend of at least $20,500/year for four and a half years, pending satisfactory progress.
The department may also nominate candidates for Emory Woodruff Fellowships and Minority Graduate Fellowships. Advanced graduate students may be nominated for a fifth year Dean's Teaching Fellowship.
The Anthropology Graduate program has its own discretionary funding budget. In addition to fellowship arrangements and depending on funds availibilty, the department may provide (a) $2,500 per student to fund a pilot research project in a prospective field area following the student's first or second year of course work; (b) $1,500 per student for supplementary language or laboratory training; (c) $1,500 for specialized training, and (d) $1,500 for travel to present paper(s) at professional meetings.
Applications to help defray the cost of other professional expenses are reviewed each semester by the faculty members of the Anthropology Graduate Concerns Committee.
Student Loans
For information about student loans, please refer to the Office of Financial Aid web site.
Insurance
Students are required to have health insurance either as a student health plan or from an outside vendor. The students must be able to provide proof of insurance. Students may contact the Emory Student Health Service web site. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences currently provides admitted students with a subsidy to cover half of theEmory Student Health Insurance Plan fees.
Fees
Students are also responsible for the activity, athletic, and computer fees for each semester in which they are enrolled. Since students receive a 12-month living stipend, they must be enrolled full-time for the Fall, Spring AND Summer semesters.