Financial Support

All students admitted to the Educational Studies PhD program are eligible to apply for Graduate Incentive Awards (GIA), which provides funding to support the cost of coursework. GIA support is available to full-time and part-time doctoral students.

The School of Education also has a wide range of graduate assistantship positions available that provide a financial stipend to support student tuition costs. Graduate assistant positions include opportunities to be involved in teaching, research, and/or general program management. As such, graduate assistantships provide valuable learning opportunities in addition to financial support.

Doctoral Students

• Doctoral students who are in good standing, receive between 35-50% off tuition costs.
• In recent years, a ten-hour graduate assistant (GA) received $7500 and 100% of tuition costs.
• In recent years, a twenty-hour graduate assistant (GA) received $15,000 and 100% of tuition costs (if supported by a grant, funding may be more). Health insurance is available with potentially 70-80% support of the cost).
• In recent years, approximately 30 doctoral students received a graduate assistant position.
• In recent years, approximately 62 doctoral students received a graduate incentive award (GIA).

Master’s Students

• Eligible master’s students receive 30% of tuition costs.

Please contact Scott Pena for additional information or call (513) 556-0525.

This prestigious scholarship is designed to support and recognize outstanding individuals committed to advancing their education through the University of Cincinnati’s graduate education programs.

To be considered for the Graduate Scholarship Award, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Submit your application by the program deadline.
• Successfully secure admission and confirm your spot in the program.
• Complete the short online Graduate Scholarship Award application.
  • Following acceptance into an eligible program, you will receive a link to the Graduate Scholarship Award application. If you don’t receive the link or have technical issues with the application, please email cechsoegrad@uc.edu.

Graduate Scholarship Award recipients will receive a grant of up to $1,200 for their first semester.

Please note: the scholarship award is dependent on recipients completing the full first semester and cannot be applied to courses for undergraduate credit.

The Business Partnerships Scholarship cannot be applied during the same semester as the Graduate Scholarship Award. After a student receives the Graduate Scholarship Award, they may verify their employment to receive the Business Partnerships Scholarship during succeeding semesters, if eligible.

Additional financial aid information can be found by visiting Graduate Student Aid. If you have any questions, please reach out to the senior admissions counselor.