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Admissions and Financial Support
Admissions
If you are interested in applying to the
Department of Computer Science at UNC-Chapel Hill, please refer
to our graduate admissions page
for more information about admissions and degree requirements,
how to apply, admissions deadlines, and contact information
Our graduate admissions brochure may be downloaded also, or
you may request that a copy be mailed to you. The
Graduate School
at UNC-Chapel Hill offers additional information for both
prospective and current students, including admissions status,
degree program information, funding opportunities, student
services, and a variety of publications to help you through your
graduate career.
Those interested in an undergraduate degree in computer
science at UNC-Chapel Hill, should refer to our
Undergraduate
Program page for information.
Financial Support
One of the issues prospective students are most concerned
about is the amount and kind of financial support a department
can offer them. We believe that our department has an excellent
financial support package. During the academic year, most of our students are supported by assistantships and fellowships. The stipend for research and teaching assistantships for the nine-month academic year 2007-2008 is $16,300 (20 hours a week). Also, at no cost to them, students are covered by a comprehensive major medical insurance program, underwritten by Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Carolina. Full-time summer employment on a research project is normally available to students who would like to receive support. The rate for summer 2007 will be $810 per week (40 hours) for 10 to 12 weeks. This will produce a combined annual financial package for our graduate assistants of approximately $26,020. Students with assistantships qualify for a Graduate Student Tuition Grant and pay no tuition. They are, however, responsible for paying student fees of approximately $784 per semester.
Our supported students work as teaching
assistants or as research assistants, depending on their
individual interests and the needs of the department or
project. We go to great efforts to place students in
their first choice of assignment, typically with a high
success rate. The department provides a $500 educational
fund each semester to any student who receives a
competitive fellowship not granted by UNC-Chapel Hill.
Each semester we award a $1,500 supplement to nonservice
fellowship holders who join a research team.
Annual living costs for single graduate students in the Chapel
Hill area are estimated to be $15,000 or higher. On-campus
housing is available for both single and married students.
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