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Financial aid is provided to all students
admitted into the PhD program. The financial aid
package will include coverage of tuition fees
and a half-time assistantship stipend. The
assistantship appointment will require students
to work as a research or a teaching assistant.
Graduate assistantships also include health
insurance coverage and a prescription drug
benefit program free of charge for the graduate
student. Coverage for spouses and children may
be purchased. Dental insurance for graduate
students and their families may be purchased for
an additional fee. Details about health and
dental insurance may be found at:
http://www.grad-college.iastate.edu/finance/healthinsurance.html
The College’s policy is to provide financial
support for four years to eligible doctoral
students. To continue the assistantship beyond
the second year, students have to show
satisfactory progress with both course work and
advancement to PhD candidacy. That is, funding
will be contingent on successful completion of
established milestones and the recommendation of
the student’s supervisory committee or the PhD
Director.
The College will also provide each doctoral
student with development funds for implementing
research projects and travel associated with
research presentations at major academic
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Ph.D. Spotlight
This new program development occurs at a critical time in business education.
According to the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, which
accredits business programs, a shortage of 1,800 qualified business faculty will
exist in 2008—and the shortage is projected to reach 2,500 by 2012. By some
estimates, more than 1,000 PhD vacancies remain open today. Yet less than
one-third of accredited business schools have doctoral programs.
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