Fully Funded Ph.D. Programs in African American and Africana Studies
University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA): All applicants will automatically be considered for fellowship awards. All students in good standing are provided full tuition and living stipends.
Brown University (Providence, RI): The Graduate School offers incoming doctoral students five years of guaranteed financial support, including a stipend, tuition remission, a health-services fee, and health- and dental-insurance subsidies. Financial aid for master’s students is determined within each program.
Cornell University Graduate School (Ithaca, NY): The Graduate School supports 97% of on-campus students in research Ph.D. programs through funding packages that include tuition, fees, health insurance, and a living allowance or stipend.
Harvard University (Cambridge, MA): Our financial aid program features guaranteed funding for the first five years to all Ph.D. students, and a variety of funding options and fellowships to other students.
Northwestern University (Evanston, IL): Students admitted to the Ph.D. program typically receive five years of funding, including a fellowship in the first year and teaching and research fellowships or departmental assistantships in subsequent years. Students will also receive summer support for five years. Fellowships and assistantships cover the full cost of tuition and provide a stipend.
Ohio State University (Columbus, OH): In addition to university-wide fellowships awarded directly by the Graduate School on a competitive basis, the Department offers financial support to graduate students in the form of teaching associateships (TA), research associateships (RA) or administrative associateships (AA).
Penn State University (State College, PA): All graduate students in good standing receive full financial support for five years. Students in our programs usually work as teaching assistants. The program also supports participation in academic conferences and provides funds for summer study and research.
University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX): Ph.D. candidates are automatically considered for funding during the graduate admissions process; no separate fellowship application is required. A typical award includes a combination of university and department fellowships, and teaching and graduate research assistantships.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI): The Department of African and African Diaspora Studies is able to guarantee 3-4 years of funding for students in the Ph.D. Program. Most admitted Ph.D. students are funded via academic-year Teaching Assistantships, which require approximately 20 hours of work per week. In addition to their stipends (approximately $13,750 per academic year for a teaching assistant), these appointments include full remission of tuition (both in-state and outof-state tuition), as well as benefits such as low-cost health insurance.
Yale University (New Haven, CT): Ph.D. students at Yale are normally fully-funded for a minimum of five years. During that time, our students receive a twelve-month stipend to cover living expenses and a fellowship that covers the full cost of tuition.