Mississippi

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
Subject areas: Fiction, Poetry
Faculty: Beth Ann Fennelly, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Tom Franklin, David Galef, Barry Hannah, LeAnne Howe
Length: 3 years
# of credits: 42
Tuition per year: Program is 42 credits. You take 15 in your first year, 15 in your second, and 12 in your third. For residents, first and second years should cost about $2.8 K per semester; third year should cost about $2.3 K per semester. For non-residents, first and second years should cost about $5.8 K per semester; third year should cost about $5.3 K per semester.
Application materials: Submit to Graduate School Office of Admissions: Graduate Application, $25 application fee, GRE scores, transcript. Submit to Department of English: 3 recommendations, personal statement (should state whether student is interested in fellowship/assistantship, and indicate background, experience, and academic/career goals), writing sample.
Deadline: 1 Feb. (fall); no spring admissions
Financial Aid: The Department of English offers a limited number of Grisham Fellowships in Creative Writing. Grisham Fellows receive $14 K per year plus tuition remission, renewable up to three years. There are also (1) renewable Graduate Instructorships that have annual stipends of $9 K; (2) Graduate School Honors Fellowships, which are supplemental awards given for high academic achievement that can be held in conjunction with a TA-ship or departmental fellowship, and (3) Tuition Scholarships (all full-time grad students, including teaching assistants, receiving assistantships or scholarships amounting to at least $1 125 per year are eligible to receive full tuition scholarships).
Web address: http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/english/mfa/index_large.htm