All students admitted to the Ph.D. program in Italian Studies are granted upon admission some form of financial assistance for up to five years, provided that they remain in good academic standing and demonstrate satisfactory progress toward the degree. While the type of financial aid may vary with the qualifications of the applicant, most students receive a MacCracken Fellowship. This fellowship provides a stipend (currently $20,000) and full tuition and fees for five years, two or three of which carry teaching obligations. The fellowship also provides a partial subsidy toward mandatory health insurance costs. Students admitted with an M.A. degree receive stipend and tuition remission for four years, and have teaching obligations for five semesters. Click here to read a more detailed description of MacCracken Fellowships.

The department makes every effort to offer further financial aid up to the seventh year and completion of the Ph.D. in the form of teaching assistantships or instructorships. Normally, every year three students receive extra compensation for teaching six weeks in Florence during the summer. Summer research travel funding for PhD students is available through the GSAS’s competitive Predoctoral Summer Fellowship schemeand some limited travel funding for both Master and PhD students isavailable through the Department.

In additions to fellowships from NYU, graduate and post-graduate students may apply for several grants provided by U.S. government, international, corporate and private funding agencies.