Financial Aid

Fellowships

All students admitted to the Graduate Program in Italian receive a Benjamin Franklin Fellowship, which guarantees five years of financial support (tuition remission, Penn's student health insurance, and a stipend--$17,500 in 2005-06) to students who continue in good academic standing. The fellowship includes two years of undergraduate teaching.

Lectureships

Students who have finished all pre-dissertation requirements and who no longer receive fellowship support are eligible for a lectureship. These awards provide a stipend for every course taught and may cover the dissertation tuition. The Department also has a small number of one-year, non-renewable full-time lectureships reserved for recent graduates.

Both forms of financial support described above are awarded on the basis of academic merit.  For need-based financial assistance, such as student loans, please contact Student Financial Services at (215) 898-1988; E-mail: SFSMail@sfs.upenn.edu.

For Further Information

Lisbeth Dennis
Graduate Coordinator
University of Pennsylvania
521 Williams Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305
Telephone: (215) 898-1980
Fax: (215) 898-0933