Stipend and Financial Support
 

The Department makes every effort to provide financial support to full-time doctoral students who are in good academic standing and who continue to make progress toward the degree. Stipends and tuition waivers are available from a variety of sources. These include Departmental fellowships, individual fellowships, departmental training grants, and research assistantships on individual research contracts and grants. Stipends are currently $22,000 per year, not including the tuition waiver.

Graduate students receive stipends and financial help to allow them to devote all their energy and time to their research and graduate training. Therefore, students should not seek outside employment, even part-time. LSU rules do not permit graduate students to receive additional funds from University employment. In addition, students receiving financial support are expected to maintain a B average (good academic standing), to make continual progress toward their degree.

  Tuition for Graduate Students
  Generally students receiving stipends will have their tuition paid by funds from the School of Graduate Studies. Every student who is not a bona fide resident of the state of Louisiana must establish in-state residency as soon as possible after entering graduate school. This is extremely important because of the large additional financial burden out-of-state tuition places upon the institution and/or the Department. Establishment of in-state residency requires obtaining a Louisiana driver's license, registering any vehicles owned in Louisiana, and, if eligible, registering to vote in the state of Louisiana. This possibility is not available to non-US citizens, unless they are already permanent US residents.