November 2024 PhD Information Sessions
Faculty conversation on supporting underrepresented students through mentorship
Date: Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024
Time: 10 – 11 a.m.
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Faculty presentation & discussion with Drs. Mark Haselkorn & David McDonald
Date: Thursday, Nov. 19, 2024
Time: 10 – 11 a.m.
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Faculty presentation & discussion with Drs. Nadya Peek & Emily Tseng
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024
Time: 1 – 2 p.m.
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The department of Human Centered Design strives to fund all of its PhD students through Teaching Assistantships/Associateships (TAs), Staff Assistantships/Associateships (SAs), and Research Assistantships/Associateships (RAs).
Students enrolled in full-time study (10 credits/quarter) are eligible for funding. Benefits for TAs, SAs, and RAs include a tuition waiver and a monthly stipend. HCDE students are guaranteed 12 quarters of funding (excluding summers), but often are funded throughout their entire program. For information on graduate appointments, see the UW graduate school assistantships page.
Funding Guarantee Details
HCDE's current minimum funding guarantee is 12 quarters of employment-based funding to be used during the academic year (autumn, winter, and spring quarters), consisting of two rotation quarters of research assistantships, in which admitted students work on research with two different faculty members in the department, and ten quarters of employment as a teaching assistant/associate, predoctoral instructor, or staff assistant/associate.
Funding guarantee prior to 2022
Students who matriculated prior to autumn 2022 were guaranteed four years of funding (regardless of source), extended by a year due to COVID-19. For these students, the remaining years of guarantee were converted to guaranteed department-funded quarters effective in autumn 2022. For example, a student starting their fifth year had the remaining year of their funding guarantee converted to three quarters.
Additional Resources
Also investigate the following for financial assistance:
- UW Graduate School’s Fellowships page
- FAFSA: the Free Application for Student Aid
- UW Financial Aid
- The National GEM Consortium: Funding provided for PhD students only