Funding

Fully committed to our students’ success, the program offers generous support that includes:

  • Annual stipend each year for six years: $41,000
  • Yearly research and travel fund, with access to additional funds, if needed: $1,500
  • Initial moving allowance: $1,000. $1,500 for students moving from abroad

Graduate students also receive medical benefits, a tuition waiver, a laptop, and dissertation year support. Students enjoy teaching opportunities in writing and literature.

A low student-faculty ratio facilitates close mentorship. Ph.D. students are also supported by world-class faculty and enjoy opportunities to attend lectures and workshops with leading writers, scholars and editors. Offerings include:

  • Two paid summer internships with Dallas’  press.  
  • Biennial workshops on academic publishing featuring senior editors from prestigious publications. Previous participants included editors from , ,  and .  
  • Faculty-led writing workshops in Taos, New Mexico, at our 海角直播-in-Taos campus.

Taos

  • Workshops on a variety of careers featuring professionals from across academia and beyond, including Karen Kelsky, author of .  
海角直播 also hosts other events led by distinguished authors, poets, public intellectuals and scholars. In addition to public readings and lectures, visiting guests spend time with Ph.D. students leading workshops, participating on exclusive panels, sharing tailored lectures, offering feedback on student work, and visiting 海角直播 for extended residencies.

 

Recent and upcoming visitors include Jericho Brown, Alison Bechdel, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Terrance Hayes, Tracy K. Smith, Ada Limón, Rita Felski, Chang-rae Lee and members of the writing and production team of Apple TV’s Pachinko, Ben Lerner, Stephanie Burt, and Roxane Gay.