Strategic Management Doctoral Program

Ph.D. Assistantships/Fellowships

The College of Business awards financial assistance to applicants based on academic criteria and performance. The goal of the college is to provide assistantships and/or fellowships to all of our admitted doctoral students, subject to overall enrollment and fiscal limitations. Currently, 100% of the doctoral students who request funding and who are in residence receive financial assistance from the College. Awards outside of the College support approximately 10% of the doctoral students. The College of Business assistantship/fellowships are awarded to doctoral students whose application materials reflect high academic and professional performance, maturity and evidence of a strong ability to teach and communicate with students.

The College of Business assistantships/fellowships are awarded to only those students who have satisfied the general prerequisite requirements (see section on Doctoral Programs of Study). Students who require extensive Master's-level coursework prior to beginning their doctoral studies may be awarded a preliminary year of financial assistance. Beyond this preliminary year award, doctoral students receive financial assistance for four years provided they maintain a satisfactory level of academic and work performance. In general, funding beyond four years is available only in those rare cases where there is a need for teaching assistance within the department and where the student is clearly making satisfactory progress toward the completion of the dissertation. Third and fourth year funding is generally restricted to teaching stipends.

The College of Business offers a variety of assistantships, fellowships and tuition waiver awards. The number and combination of these awards to a particular student is competitive based on academic admissions criteria and the availability of assistantship and fellowship resources. Awarding assistantships, fellowships and tuition waivers to all Ph.D students is the goal of the College of Business. To date, the College has been successful in reaching this goal.