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who pass a preliminary screening on the part of the Admissions
Committee and are judged to be well-qualified will be invited
to visit the University for interviews with members of the faculty
and student representatives. Because of the large personal
investment made by the student in entering a doctoral program
and the equal investment made by the faculty in accepting a small
number of students out of the many who apply, it is most desirable
to have such a visit and interview before a final decision is
made. The students have an opportunity to see the campus,
meet some of the faculty and students, ask questions about the
program, and decide if this particular program is best suited
to their goals and interests. The faculty, in turn, have
a similar opportunity to evaluate the applicant in terms of how
well the program's goals and emphases are congruent with those
of the student. Consequently, we
do require such interviews, even though this does make an
extra demand and expense for the applicant. Because of
the large number of applicants, only students invited by us will
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Tuition
remission scholarships, university fellowships, special stipends
for women and minority students, teaching and research assistantships,
and training stipends are available to graduate students who
are enrolled in a Ph.D. program. Awards include tuition
remission, amounting in 2003-04 to $28,300 per year and additional
awards (traineeships, assistantships, etc.) of up to $15,900. The
notification date for admission and for assistantship awards
is March 1. Loans based upon academic standing and need
are available to students. The University lends funds under
the Perkins Direct Student Loan Program.
The Mr. and Mrs. Spencer T. Olin Fellowship for Women is a special
fellowship available only to "young women of exceptional promise
to prepare for careers in higher education and the professions." This
fellowship provides full tuition as well as a substantial annual stipend
($18,650 for 2003-04) for up to four years of study. In addition,
recipients participate regularly in a unique fellowship or network of
all current and some past fellows across a broad range of disciplines
including women in medicine, law, social studies, business, and the arts. Many
of the women accepted into the doctoral program of study in Psychology
meet the high standards of the Olin selection committee. The
Department urges all women applicants to obtain the separate application
forms for the Olin award (see Where to call or write). Olin
applications must be received by the Graduate School on or before February
1.
The Chancellor's Graduate Fellowship Program has been designed to
facilitate training for students who will contribute to diversity in
graduate education and who are interested in becoming college or
university professors. Doctoral candidates making satisfactory
academic progress will receive, for five years, stipends and
allowances of $21,500 per year plus full tuition scholarships, with a
total value in excess of $120,000 per Fellow. Students will be
selected who, in light of all pertinent qualifications, experiences,
and attributes, would contribute to the diversity of graduate
education at Washington University. The University believes that
student body diversity entails many dimensions, and is advanced on
campus by having a broad variety of cultural, socioeconomic, gender,
racial, ethnic, geographical, philosophical/religious, and other
distinctive backgrounds and perspectives (e.g., first generation
college graduates). Applications must be received by
the Graduate School on or before January 25.
An
additional benefit to the Olin and/or the Chancellor's fellowship
applicant, is that finalists are invited to visit the University
for interviews with expenses paid.
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