Financial Support for Ph.D. Students

The Marketing Department at the McCombs School of Business offers competitive financial support to students that gain admission. Contingent on satisfactory progress, resident Ph.D. students in good standing generally continue to receive financial support throughout the program for up to five years. Before accepting an offer of admission, each prospective student receives a detailed description of the financial aid package for the first year of the program and in subsequent years.

Basic funding for Ph.D. students at McCombs consists of:

• Up to five years of funding through teaching, research assistantships, and fellowships
  • 9-month stipend in the form of teaching and research assistantships and/or fellowships
  • 3-month summer support annually to all those making satisfactory academic progress
  • The University offers several generous and competitive fellowships for doctoral students
• Tuition Waiver
• Paid health insurance and reduced rate dental and vision insurance for students who are on a teaching assistantship (TA) or are an assistant instructor (AI); such students also qualify for reduced rate health, vision and dental insurance for spouse and dependents
• Travel funds of $1000 annually to support conference presentation and attendance

Most students receive a 20 hour/ week appointment with 10 hours as a Research Assistant (RA) to a faculty member in the student’s area of interest and 10 hours as a Teaching Assistant (TA) to a faculty member to assist with grading. In order to gain teaching experience, most students teach one semester of an undergraduate Principles of Marketing course as an Assistant Instructor (AI) in their third or fourth year.

Applicants wishing to be recommended for a financial award by the Department of Marketing Administration must complete the Supplemental information/Financial statement application, in addition to the all other required application materials, to be considered for monetary awards. In addition, information about loans, work-study programs or other financial assistance based on need, can be obtained from the Office of Student Financial Services.

U.S. applicants will find that all the required forms are contained in the Graduate Admission Brochure.

If you are an international student, the application forms should be contained in the packet that was sent to you from the department.