Departmental scholarship packages

Please note that at Catholic University, you must apply before February 1 for fall entrance in order to receive full consideration for graduate financial aid, including scholarships. The Department of Ancient and Medieval Languages and Cultures also requires a completed GRE by the time of application for all of its graduate programs.

Applicants at both the M.A. and the Ph.D. levels in all programs in this department are automatically considered for departmental scholarship packages. These are awarded on the basis of merit, and consist of a waiver of tuition coupled with a moderate teaching commitment during the regular academic year: the teaching in turn is compensated with a stipend.

Students receiving this type of funding must be enrolled in their degree program continuously and full-time. 

Information on teaching as a graduate student

Newer graduate students who have been awarded departmental scholarship packages are assigned to positions as teaching assistants (TAs); more advanced students qualify as teaching fellows (TFs). TAs serve as grading assistants and as instructors of discussion sections; TFs serve as solo instructors of sections of elementary and intermediate language courses. All TAs and TFs receive substantial mentoring as they continue to refine their teaching skills, and the department works hard to match teaching assignments to students' interests, schedules, and personal obligations.

Once they have passed their M.A. comprehensive exams in a given language and its literature, our graduate students are also offered the chance to teach one or more courses in our annual online Summer Program. While this is a popular choice, there is no obligation to participate.