Graduate Student Support
Last updated on October 17, 2008
The University of Chicago is committed to the success of graduate and professional students. In February 2007, President Zimmer announced a new Graduate Aid Initiative that provides nearly $50 million over the next six years in new financial support for incoming students in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
In May 2007, Provost Thomas F. Rosenbaum appointed the Working Group on Graduate Student Life in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Divinity School to explore issues of graduate life relevant to both current and future graduate students.
More details on these initiatives can be found below.
Suspension of University-IDAPP student loan partnership
Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page about this issue.
Working Group on Graduate Student Life
Memo from Cathy Cohen to graduate students regarding an increase in remuneration for teaching (PDF) (August 25, 2008)
Interim Report from the Provost's Committee on Graduate Student Teaching (PDF) (August 25, 2008)
Annual five percent increase in Advanced Residency (AR) tuition suspended: A memo from Deputy Provost Cathy Cohen to the graduate student community (April 18, 2008)
The Report of the Working Group for Graduate Student Life in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Divinity School (PDF) (Revised on April 8, 2008)
Action Steps in Support of Current Graduate Students (PDF) (February 25, 2008)
Graduate Aid Memo (PDF): A memo to the University Community from Provost Thomas Rosenbaum, Deputy Provost Cathy Cohen, and Vice President and Dean of Students Kimberly Goff-Crews (February 25, 2008)
Coverage from The University of Chicago Chronicle
Remuneration increases for graduate student teaching (September 25, 2008)
Q & A: Deputy Provost Cathy Cohen shares vision of Chicago's graduate education (April 17, 2008)
University's new initiatives bolster graduate student support (February 22, 2008)
Rosenbaum creates two new Deputy Provost positions: Cohen, Norman will address graduate education, arts (January 10, 2008)
University commits $50 million over six years in graduate aid (February 15, 2007)
University News Releases
President Zimmer announces additional $50 million in aid for graduate students in Social Sciences, Humanities (February 7, 2007)
Student Resources
Additional Information
Graduated Aid: University of Chicago Magazine (May/June 2008)
Investing in Opportunity: Web site feature on student aid (February 25, 2008)