Generally, incoming students, unless they are self-supporting, are offered a full financial aid package. The financial aid package includes six years of tuition and health fee grants, as well as dental and transportation subsidies. During years one and two students will receive a 12-month stipend. Students then receive four terms of guaranteed teaching to use in any term during the G3 through G6 years (in addition, in years three and four students receive two months of summer stipend support). Students also receive four terms of a top-up stipend to be used between years 3 and 6. While the top up rate is determined by teaching pay rates, students are no longer required to teach in order to receive the top-up. Finally, students receive a guaranteed dissertation completion fellowship, typically taken in the sixth year, which provides tuition and health fees grants, dental and transportation subsidies, and a 10-month stipend.
A student must be in good standing and making satisfactory progress toward the degree to be eligible for financial support.
After the first two years of graduate study students are eligible and expected to teach in the Slavic Department, the General Education program, or in other related Harvard programs. In addition to such support, students are encouraged to apply for appropriate Harvard and outside fellowships, and departmental research assistantships.
More information about financial aid and a variety of fellowships available to graduate students can be found at:
Research and travel funding for the summer is available from Harvard’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, as well as outside agencies such as:
Harvard University does not discriminate against applicants or students on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry or any other protected classification.