Financial Aid

Graduate Assistantships
Financial support is available in the form of research assistantships sponsored by the Neuroscience Program and research grants and teaching assistantships sponsored by departments affiliated with the program. In addition, students interested in signal transduction may be eligible for research assistantships and postdoctoral fellowships sponsored by a National Science Foundation extramural training grant. Recipients of assistantships are assessed tuition fees at the resident rate. Scholarship credit covering one-half of the in-state tuition is given to all students on a 20-hour assistantship.

PACE Awards
The Graduate College sponsors the Premium for Academic Excellence (PACE) Award program for new graduate students with outstanding academic records. This award is equivalent to half of the resident tuition fees and may extend over a one-or two-year period. The Admissions Committee of the program nominates candidates. The student need not be on a graduate assistantship to be nominated for a PACE Award.

Information about other types of financial assistance available to graduate students can be obtained from the Financial Aid Offce and Student Employment Office, Bearshear Hall (515-294-2223) or email at financialaid@iastate.edu