Department Graduate Assistantships
Students must be admitted formally to a graduate degree program to be eligible for a graduate assistantship. Assistantships are awarded based on actual or potential teaching ability, research and technology skills, or other special expertise. Teaching assistants usually teach "HSC 2100 - Personal and Family Health", or other department courses. Research Assistants help faculty with their current research and technology projects. Graduate assistants must enroll in 9 credits during the fall and spring terms, and maintain a 3.0 grade point average, to retain an assistantship. Graduate assistants receive pay for a 25% to 74% time appointment during the fall and spring terms, as well as waivers for in-state and out-of-state tuition. Opportunities for graduate assistant appointments during the summer session exist as well.
Assistantship Application for Health Education & Behavior
Submit requests for financial assistance along with your graduate application:
James Milford, Graduate Program Assistant
Department of Health Education & Behavior
P.O. Box 118210
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-8210
College Assistantships - Assistantships are available through the Division of Recreational Sports and The Living Well Center. UF Fellowship Initiative - Endowment gifts and funding from the Florida Legislature enable the University of Florida to recruit outstanding new Ph.D. students with full support packages. McKnight Doctoral Fellowship - This privately funded program supports African-American applicants to Ph.D. programs.
College Scholarships - The College of Health and Human Performance offers several scholarships for graduate students pursuing degrees in the College.
UF Libraries Funding Opportunities -The UF Libraries website features a webpage of leads to funding opportunities for graduate students. Browse the links to find information on obtaining grants and other funding opportunities from UF.
Work Opportunities - In its continuing efforts to help graduate students find and secure funding while in school, the UF Graduate School has added a new on-campus job board for graduate students on its website. You can now view it online here:
http://gradschool.ufl.edu/students/graduate-campus-employment.html
These job listings will be updated whenever units across campus notify the Graduate School of openings they have on campus.
Florida Education Fund's McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program http://www.fefonline.org/
Up to 50 Fellowships (renewable for up to five years) are granted each year to students pursuing a doctoral degree at one of 9 participating institutions in the State of Florida. Each Fellowship consists of $17,000 per year in tuition, fees, and stipend.
PURPOSE: The McKnight Doctoral Fellowship program is designed to address the under-representation of African American and Hispanic faculty at colleges and universities in the state of Florida by increasing the pool of citizens qualified with Ph.D. degrees to teach at the college and university levels. As a by-product, it is expected that employment opportunities in industry will also be expanded.
THE AWARD: Up to 50 Fellowships are awarded annually to study at one of the nine participating Florida universities. Each award provides annual tuition up to $5,000 (tuition above this amount is waived by the participating institution) for each of three academic years plus an annual stipend of $12,000. (An additional two years of support at this same level is provided by the participating institution.)
Each annual renewal is contingent upon satisfactory performance and normal progress toward the Ph.D. degree.
Financial Resources
Financial Assistance, Federal Government
Financial Assistance, On-Campus Sources