Funding

The Leeds School of Business provides full funding to all admitted PhD students, both domestic and international. Applicants who submit a complete application by the posted deadline are automatically considered for funding—no separate funding application is required.

If you will be supported by an external funding source (such as government sponsorship or military funding), please indicate this clearly in your application to the Leeds PhD Program.

Tuition Waiver and Stipend

The annual PhD student funding support includes a $37,000 stipend for the academic year. In exchange, funded students are hired into a 50% graduate assistantship and are required to work 20 hours per week as either a research assistant, teaching assistant, or graduate part-time instructor.

The funding package also includes a full tuition waiver and a 90% subsidy of student health insurance costs under the Student Gold plan. For complete details, please visit the Wardenburg Health Center website.

Funding is typically provided for up to five years, contingent upon satisfactory academic progress and fulfillment of program responsibilities.

Additional Funding Opportunities

In addition to the standard funding package, Leeds PhD students may apply for supplemental funding opportunities. These include competitive awards for teaching performance, research, and service, as well as various fellowships offered by the Graduate School. Information about other funding opportunities is available through the Graduate School's website.

PhD students are encouraged to apply for the Gerald Hart Summer Doctoral Research Fellowship, which supports non-dissertation research conducted over the summer. This fellowship is designed to promote early engagement in scholarly research by providing additional financial support to students who collaborate with faculty on publishable projects. Students may receive the Hart Fellowship a maximum of two times.