Please apply online at https://connect.grad.uconn.edu/apply/.

An application must include:

1. three letters of recommendation, preferably from your Philosophy professors (forms not required)
2. transcripts (official transcripts must be provided if admitted)
3. a statement of your academic goals and interests
4. a cv
5. a 10-15 page sample of your best philosophical writing

GRE scores are not required.

ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS MUST BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL and not to the Philosophy Department. All questions about TOEFL exams and application fees should be directed to the Graduate School. See the Graduate School website at http://grad.uconn.edu/online.html for more information.

Merit-based financial aid is available from the Philosophy department for students in our Ph.D. program in the form of Graduate Assistantships and Teaching Assistantships. Stipends can be found on the Payroll website. Tuition is waived for Graduate Assistantships who are awarded half- or full-time Teaching Assistantships and with full-time registration (6 credits or more & maintaining a 3.0 grade point average or better). Both half- and full-Teaching Assistants may purchase excellent health-care coverage, heavily subsidized by UConn. Graduate students accepted into the Ph.D. program are normally guaranteed up to five years of support at the full Graduate Assistant level contingent upon their making satisfactory progress through the program. (Need-based aid, which is distinct from GA-ships and TA-ships, is available through the Financial Aid Office. To access their form, please visit their website at http://financialaid.uconn.edu or phone (860) 486-2819.)

Students typically receive the following types of appointments:

Graduate Teaching Assistantships (typically for pre-MA students): involves assisting a faculty member in his/her undergraduate or graduate courses with preparation of exams, grading, meeting with students during office hours, class administration, and sometimes leading class discussion sections.

Graduate Instructors (typically for post-MA students): involves full responsibility for teaching one’s own undergraduate class.

Research Assistant: involves assisting faculty with their research projects that are funded by internal or external grants.

Graduate Assistant stipend levels are as follows:

Level I: graduate assistants with at least B.A.

Level II: graduate assistants who achieve the M.A. in Philosophy or a closely related field from the University of Connecticut or another university.

Level III: graduate assistants who have attained the M.A. in Philosophy and passed the doctoral general exam.

All financial awards are the same, regardless of whether the student is an in-state or out-of-state resident or an international student. For more information about stipends, see the Payroll Department Website.