Financial Support for University of Colorado Denver Graduate Mathematics Programs

Teaching Assistantships

Ph.D. students are eligible to apply for teaching assistantships, which carry a stipend of $13,000 plus tuition. The usual term of a teaching assistantship is one academic year, with the understanding that renewal for the second semester depends upon the satisfactory completion of duties and satisfactory academic progress during the first semester. T.A. duties consist of teaching one course per semester and/or assisting in the Mathematics Education Resource Center (MERC) computer lab. Occasionally other duties may be assigned. Details related to teaching assistantships are explained in Policies Regarding Teaching Assistants.

Out-of-state students who are U.S. residents are expected to gain Colorado residency by the beginning of the second year of study.

Lynn Bateman Teaching Assistantship

This prestigious four-year award is offered to outstanding applicants to our Ph.D. program. The award includes tuition, fees, and a $17,000 yearly sipend.

Research Assistantships

Research assistantships are available depending on the contracts and grants of individual faculty members. Appointments are made and duties assigned by faculty members with external funding. These appointments are normally not given to new graduate students. The typical workload for these appointments is 20 hours per week.

Doctoral Fellowships

The Graduate Committee awards a limited number of fellowships to doctoral students based on scholarship and promise of completing the Ph.D. degree. The duration of a fellowship is one year. Each fellowship provides tuition and a stipend, and the recipient is expected to make significant progress toward the Ph.D. In general, priority is given to students who have passed both Preliminary Exams.

External Sources

• AMS Centennial Fellowship
• National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship
• NIH Career Development Opportunities for Minorities (PDF)
• NSF Graduate Fellowships (for U.S. citizens)
• NAFSA (for foreign students)

Lynn Bateman Doctoral Fellowship

The Lynn Bateman doctoral fellowship is awarded to a Ph.D. student for one semester and carries tuition and a $6,500 stipend for the semester. See Bateman Awards for fellowship criteria, history and past recipients.

Lynn Bateman Memorial Teaching Award

The Lynn Bateman Memorial Teaching Award, a cash award of $1,000, has been established to honor the memory of Lynn Bateman by annually recognizing and rewarding a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences who, in the opinion of the faculty of the department, has excelled in teaching. See Bateman Awards for fellowship criteria, history and past recipients.

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