Agronomy Assistantship and Fellowship Programs
The Department of Agronomy encourages potential and current graduate students to pursue one or more of the following opportunities. Please note that for some of these opportunities the student must apply and for others the student is nominated by a faculty member. To be nominated by a faculty member, contact a facutly member in your interest area.
Standard Agronomy Research and Teaching Assistantships offer a yearly stipend of $19,044 (beginning July 1, 2009), benefits, and either full or partial tuition support in exchange for service to the Department of Agronomy. The standard appointment is half-time equivalent to 20 hours of research or teaching service per week. Arrangements must be made with a specific research adviser or teaching supervisor. To be considered for a research or teaching assistantship, prospective graduate students should contact individual faculty and then must apply to Iowa State being careful to observe the "Program Requirement" of the specific research major (agricultural meteorology, crop production and physiology, plant breeding, or soil sceince). Nominations may be made year-round. Graduate students on assistantships are also encouraged to participate in the mentoring and training aspects of the Department of Agronomy's Research Training Fellowship Program.
This is the Agronomy Department's unique graduate research training fellowship program for superior students. Fellowships are competitively awarded. The program provides students both financial support as they work towards a Ph.D. and exceptional academic support through a mentored team training program coupled with specific guidance from a primary research advisor. The yearly stipend is equivalent to a half-time assistantship plus an additional 33% ($25,392 beginning July 1, 2009). Tuition and fees are also covered. The goal of the program is to foster new world-class leaders in agronomic research. Application deadline is February 15. Click here for more information on the Research Training Fellowship Program.
The intent of the program is to attract the best available graduate students. Eligible students must be nominated by a faculty member or collaborator in the Department of Agronomy. If you wish to be considered for one of these awards, please contact a faculty member who works in your area of interest. Eligibility normally requires that students rank in the top 10% of their peer group (B.S. or M.S. degree recipients) and have scored in the 90 percentile or above in two of the three standard GRE categories. The yearly stipend is equivalent to a half-time assistantship plus an additional 33% ($25,392 beginning July 1, 2009). Tuition and fees are also covered. Nominations may be made year-round. A supplemental scholarship is also available where the major professor covers a half-time assistship and the scholarship covers an additional 33%. Students in this category normally rank in the top 20% of their peer group and have scored in the 80 percentile or above in two of the three standard GRE categories. Endowed Scholarship students also have the opportunity to participate in the mentoring and training aspects of the Department of Agronomy's Research Training Fellowship Program. Click here for more information on the Endowed Scholarships Program.
The College of Agriculture at Iowa State University offers several graduate student scholarships for graduate students enrolled in the College. Applications are accepted between December 26 and February 15. Recipients are notified in late March. Awards are applied in one-half increments to the student's fall and spring fees the following academic year.
Students that hold federally-funded and on-campus fellowships or support from sources outside of the United States are welcome to join the Department of Agronomy. Fellowship students must apply to Iowa State before graduate study can begin. The current tuition and fee schedule can be found here. Application deadline is set by the granting agency. Fellowship students are also encouraged to participate in the mentoring and training aspects of the Department of Agronomy's Research Training Fellowship Program.
Current graduates students in the Department of Agronomy who wish to gain teaching experience should consider this fellowship. The Seeck Fellowships allow current graduate students to help teach critical introductory courses in the Department of Agronomy. The fellowships supplement existing teaching or research assistantships through an extra stipend equivalent to a quarter-time appointment. Application deadlines are May 1 and November 1.
Contact
Ms. Jaci Severson
Coordinator, Student Services Office
1126 Agronomy Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011-1010 USA
Telephone: (515) 294-1361
Fax: (515) 294-8146
jjs@iastate.edu
Date last modified: 8/01/2008.