TRSM

Financial Assistance

The Department has a limited budget to provide financial support to graduate students on a competitive basis. This support is in the form of fellowships or assistantships and tuition payments. The Department does not have financial support for research expenses. Some students obtain research assistantships and tuition payment from research grants administered by faculty. Such opportunities may arise during applicants' discussions with faculty about research interests and advisement. And some students are self-funded.

Students are liable for per-credit-hour fees that cannot be waived nor paid from state funds.

Costs of Attendance

TRSM graduate assistantships are available, but are very competitive and are awarded based on the department's research and teaching needs. An assistantship is a part-time job, working for the Department or another unit in the University. Assistantships generally come with a tuition waiver.


Other opportunities exist for those who qualify for college work-study and other on-campus work. There are fellowships for minority students. The Department has some assistantships available through the College’s Sport and Fitness program for instructors for basic skills classes in topics such as basketball, golf, swimming, dancing, backpacking, tennis, etc. The assistantship cover 6 or 9 hours of coursework tuition per semester, plus salary. To be considered for this assistantship, fill out this two page form and mail it to the Department with your statement of interest and skills, or e-mail the completed form to the graduate coordinator.

In your letter of application (cover letter) advise us that you would like to be considered for a graduate assistantship, and then summarize any skills you may have (computer, software, statistical, teaching experience, interviewing people on surveys, etc.). Also, complete and submit the application for graduate assistantships.

Other possibilities for financial assistance as a graduate student includes

1) research assistantship, assisting a professor with research projects, library research, data entry and analysis, conducting surveys, etc. from monies that they have been awarded from an external funding source;

2) teaching assistantships - teaching an undergrad class in tourism, recreation or sport management - usually given to PhD students.

3) applying through the student union, assisting with various majors clubs, etc. E-mail Ms. Waltrip for more information on these at bethw@union.ufl.edu or click here for further details.

4) assistantships through Recreational Sports (intramurals). Also be aware that a few of the Recreational Sports positions may be at the off-campus natural area called Lake Wauburg.

5) For minority student opportunities, see

http://gradschool.rgp.ufl.edu/diversity/introduction.html#ogmp

Fellowships are potentially available for qualified minority U.S. citizens seeking a doctoral degree, if you apply before January 15 of each year for the following fall semester. Refer to http://gradschool.rgp.ufl.edu/diversity/mcknight.html for more information.

Gator Launch Mentoring Program Assistantship.

The Board of Education Summer Fellowship Program is an opportunity for incoming graduate students to become acclimated with the University of Florida. During the 6 weeks of summer B, participants take 4 non-credit hours of research methods and academic writing to prepare them for the scholastic demands of graduate school. They also attend 4 hours of professional development seminars that cover topics including grant writing, leadership skills, diversity training, development of mentor relationships, etc. Lastly, in addition to the non-credit work, BOE participants are required to take 4 credits of class work in their department. If the department does not offer summer courses, independent study or research can be taken. The BOE Program pays for the tuition on fees of these 4 credits, and gives the students a $1500 summer stipend.

Students must be either (1) an ethnic/cultural minority, (2) low-income status, (3) first generation college graduate, and/or (4) underrepresented in their academic field. Furthermore, they must have already accepted their offer for admissions.

This opportunity is particularly helpful for out-of-state students, students from small colleges, or students from historically Black and Latino serving institutions. During BOE they have an opportunity to develop friendships and support systems, as well as become acclimated to the university and Gainesville community. The Office of Graduate Minority Programs assists students who need to find housing for the summer.

Go to this page http://gradschool.rgp.ufl.edu/diversity/introduction.html#ogmp and click on the Florida BOE Summer Fellowships link for more information and application.


6) Fellowships are gifts of support money, usually with no work required other than maintaining high grades in your courses. Generally, almost all are awarded to PhD students and, as you might expect, they are competitive with many people applying for them.

Other Fellowship and Scholarship Information

Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships

Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships in Humanistic Studies

Lucille and Derby Dustin Future Scholars Program

Florida Facility Manager's Association Scholarship

University Women’s Club Graduate Student Scholarship

Ruth Abernathy Presidential Scholarship

George Wright Society - Minority Student Travel Scholarships