Thursday, August 24, 2006

Nevada

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS
Subject areas: Poetry, Fiction
Faculty: Aliki Barnstone, Claudia Keelan, Wole Soyinka, Douglas Unger, Richard Wiley
Length: 3 years
Tuition per year: Easier to go by semester. Tuition per semester is $1.5 K (resident) or $6 K (non-resident).
Application materials: Submit to Graduate College: Graduate College Application, $60 application fee, 2 recommendations, GRE scores, 2 transcripts, letter of application that includes a statement of purpose to the Graduate Committee, and manuscript
Deadline: 15 Jan. (fall); no spring admissions
Financial Aid: Graduate assistantships are available on a competitive basis to students admitted to any graduate degree program. The 9-month stipend is $10 K for Master’s students, plus tuition and fee waivers. In addition, graduate assistants have the option of student health insurance, with a $1 K value. There are a few small scholarships of $500 each.
Web address: http://english.unlv.edu/mfaprog.htm