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The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education
Patton Hall
100 East Union St.
Athens, OH 45701-2979

Financial Aid

Graduate Assistantship (GA), Teaching Assistantship (TA), Research Assistantship (RA), and Graduate Recruitment Scholarship (GRS)

Forms to apply for financial assistance through a graduate assistantship and/or recruitment scholarship are available by contacting your department. Applications for financial assistance are due by March 15 of the year before the one for which you are seeking assistance; individual departments may state a different due date. Any questions concerning financial aid should be directed to the chair of your academic department. Students who are awarded a graduate assistantship of any kind (GA/TA/RA/GRS) are required to register for at least 12 graduate hours each term. Undergraduate hours (courses numbered 1000-4000) and hours taken for audit (AU) do not count toward the required number of hours for the financial aid award. 

Students who have been awarded a graduate assistantship or graduate recruitment scholarship are required to complete an I-9 form in person at the Graduate College. Unless this form is completed, your first paycheck will be held.

Reapplication for Graduate Assistantships and Recruitment Scholarships

Graduate assistantships are not renewed automatically from year to year. You must reapply each year if you are interested in continuing to receive a graduate assistantship or recruitment scholarship. To reapply you must use the form available in the office of your academic department. All reapplications for graduate assistantships or recruitment scholarships are due by March 15. Check with your department for specific deadlines and possible limitations.

Ohio University Foundation Scholarships

Gifts from various donors provide funds for partial scholarships to graduate students. Most of these awards are made by departments and are based on criteria specified in each gift. Some existing scholarship programs include:

  • Agnes Eisen Endowment - Criteria - (i) help fund an exchange program between Ohio University's Patton College of Education and any other accredited educational institution whereby teachers in the field of elementary education will serve as exchange teachers for one year, or (ii) help fund a graduate student in elementary education.
  • The H.V.F.H./Pi Beta Phi endowment - Criteria - Annual award for a full-time graduate student enrolled in The Patton College of Education. To be eligible, the student must be an alumna of the Ohio University Chapter of Pi Beta Phi sorority, or (ii) a qualified female graduate student enrolled in The Patton College of Education graduate program.
  • Jane and Seldon Strother Educational Media Scholarship Award - Criteria - Provide annual awards to full-time graduate students entering the master's degree program in Computer Education and Technology. To be eligible, students must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5.

University Fellowships

The following fellowships are funded through the Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies:

  • The John Cady Graduate Fellowship
  • The Donald Clippinger Fellowship
  • The Claude Kantner Fellowship
  • The Anthony Trisolini Graduate Fellowship

Applications and information are available online. A student must be nominated by a faculty member to be eligible for a fellowship award. Nominations are typically due in the early spring semester. Check the website for the specific due date each year.

Financial Aid Resources

Funding for Research

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