Ohio State Graduate Associateships and Fellowships

• Most associateships: 12-month tuition waiver, nine-month stipend and subsidized health insurance, in exchange for 20 hours of work per week for nine months.
• Most fellowships: monthly stipend, tuition waiver and subsidized health insurance.
• Associateships generally begin in autumn and are renewable subject to job performance, grades and availability of funds.

Set by each program; most programs make autumn admission and funding decisions between January and March.

1. Choose a program and check its deadlines and requirements.
2. Complete the online graduate application and check the Funding Opportunities boxes.
3. If the boxes were not checked, contact the program directly about fellowships and associateships.
4. Receive the admission and funding decision, generally January to March for autumn.

Online application, transcripts and references, plus any program-specific requirements. International applicants also submit TOEFL (minimum 79 iBT, or 4.0 on the updated test from January 2026), IELTS Academic (6.5) or Duolingo (120) unless exempt.

Each graduate program selects its funded students; fellowships are awarded competitively on scholarly accomplishment and potential.