Most
graduate students at Penn State receive some form of financial aid, such as an
assistantship, grant-in-aid, fellowship, or scholarship. Assistantships range
from quarter time to three-quarter time, with half-time being the most common.
Students with quarter-time assistantships normally schedule 9 to 14 credits per
semester, receive a stipend plus a grant-in-aid of resident education tuition,
and perform tasks that occupy about ten hours per week. Students with halftime
assistantships normally schedule 8 to 11 credits per semester, receive a stipend
plus a grant-in-aid of resident education tuition, and perform tasks that occupy
about twenty hours per week. Students with three-quarter-time assistantships normally
schedule 6 to 8 credits per semester, receive a stipend plus a grant-in-aid of
resident education tuition, and perform tasks that occupy about thirty hours per
week.
In addition to assistantships,
several other awards are available on a competitive basis. Below is a list of
graduate scholarships offered through the department. Announcements seeking applications
will be made at appropriate times to all students and faculty.
- John
H. Hetrick Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Food Science
- William
B. Rosskam II Memorial Scholarship in Food Science
- Fred
and Florence Jacobson Food Science Graduate Scholarship
- The
Star Kay White Scholarship in Food Science
- Frank
S. and Nina Cobb Grant-in-Aid
- Robert
D. and Jeanne L. McCarthy Memorial Graduate Scholarship
- PA
Poultry Federation Scholarship
You
can also check out the scholarships
offered by the Institute of Food Technologists.
