Prospective Students
Student Funding
Our college has a variety of fellowships and assistantships specifically for new incoming students which typically fund 70-90% of our new students. All new applicants are automatically considered for first year college funding. On average, the annual (fall, spring, summer) pay for master’s and pre-candidacy PhD students is $30,000 and $32,000 for PhD students admitted into candidacy (effective Fall 2024). Fellowships and Assistantships normally include a tuition waiver or payment (covering approximately 80-100% of your total tuition expenses) and subsidized health insurance premiums.
Graduate Assistantships
There are a number of Graduate Research and Teaching Assistantship positions available to new and current students. Please review our Graduate Assistantships web page for more details.
Fellowships
The University of South Florida has Fellowships that incoming students can apply for during their senior year of undergraduate study. Information regarding these Fellowships can be found here. Incoming and existing students may also apply for the College of Marine Science Endowed Fellowships and the Young Fellowship Program Fund in January. In addition, up to four top-ranking students entering the College of Marine Science, will be considered for an endowed Von Rosenstiel Fellowship, which normally provides a full year of stipend funding, tuition waivers, and a $2000 research fund expense account to assist with their educational/research expenses (details can be found here). Additional details regarding funding and application deadlines, including Bridge to the Doctorate and the McKnight Foundation (deadline January 15) Fellowships can be obtained by sending an email to: marinescience@usf.edu.
Federal Financial Aid
Information about Federal and State sponsored student loans can be obtained from the
Financial Aid Services department on the Tampa campus (Phone: 813-974-4700 ). Please
review the Financial Aid Services Department web page for more details.
TRAVEL SUPPORT
The College of Marine Science recognizes the importance of student attendance at relevant conferences and workshops for their professional development and to assist their networking efforts for future employment opportunities. The College expects faculty to have travel support for their students in grant funded projects or their overhead accounts. However, there will be times when such funds are insufficient to cover the cost of student travel. In such cases, the College expects students to seek travel funds from the conference or workshop organizers whenever possible. Active, current students in the College of Marine Science may utilize the Guidelines for Student Travel Funding Requests from the USF College of Marine Science to understand your travel support options, review the procedure for requesting college support, and use the request template provided.