Students applying to the Department of Asian Languages and Culture and students currently enrolled in the department may apply for fellowship support. Most fellowships are handled through the department. However, some are available through sources outside of the department and have different application procedures.
Graduate Studies Costs
For tuition and living costs, please view the cost of attendance. International applicants admitted to the university are required to show sufficient funds to attend the University during the course of studies (tuition, food and housing, incidentals and health insurance). International Student Services (ISS) will request this information at the time of admission. For more information, see ISS’ Becoming a Global Badger homepage.
Financial Assistance
Our department offers financial assistance in the forms of Fellowships, Teaching Assistantships (TAship), and Project Assistantships (PAship). These positions are highly competitive as applicants are competing against other applicants across the department, and across campus in some cases. Please make note of the deadline of January 10th for financial assistance consideration. All necessary materials including test scores must be submitted by the deadline.
If you are an international applicant and receive a fellowship, PAship or TAship, please make note that you may be required to show additional financial documentation by ISS upon your official acceptance to the university.
Fellowships. Students applying to the Department of Asian Languages and Culture and students currently enrolled in the department may apply for fellowship support. Most fellowships are handled through the department. However, some are available through sources outside of the department and have different application procedures. One example is as follows:
- Graduate Research Scholar Communities (GRS): Graduate Research Scholar (GRS) Communities are organized by the various schools and colleges within UW–Madison that offer fellowship support. For more information, visit the GRS website.
Project Assistantships. Availabilities of PAship vary from one year to another, depends on the types of projects the departmental faculty are engaged in. PAs assist faculty members’ research projects and/or respond to some programmatic needs of the department and other campus units.
Teaching Assistantships. Availabilities and types of TAship vary from one year to another, depending on the department’s curricular needs and the student enrollment. TAs will support a number of our language and culture courses, typically team-teaching with faculty members. If you are interested in being a teaching assistant in our language programs, you must submit the TA application and necessary materials through the Graduate School application system by January 10th.
Other Forms of Financial Aid: Loans and some on-campus job openings are handled through the Student Financial Services Office. Please contact them to obtain more information.
Please also refer to the Graduate School’s Graduate Assistantships page for additional information.
Students may also obtain information from the Grants Information Center in the Memorial Library, Room 262, 728 State Street, Madison, WI 53706. Phone (608) 262-3242.