All graduate students at the University
of California must pay registration fees of about $9,500
for the 2007-08 academic year. In addition to the standard registration fees, non-residents must pay $14,700 in tuition per year. Unless
they are awarded a University fellowship or have permanent
resident status, foreign nationals cannot be exempted
from the non-resident tuition. However, after being advanced
to candidacy, their tuition may be reduced by 75% for
a total of three consecutive calendar years.
The department works with all its students to obtain
continuous support through a combination of university
fellowships, departmental grants, GSI appointments, research
assistantships, student loans, travel awards, and extramural
grants. Students not awarded University fellowships or
extramural support will usually be required to serve as
a GSI one semester of each year (after completion of the
first year) to be eligible for support in the other semester
of each year. Students who have advanced to candidacy
are required to apply to outside sources of funding and
must provide a copy of all applications made when applying
for departmental support of any kind. The department offers
support and resources to assist in this pursuit, such
as grant proposal workshops and interviewing practice
sessions. Generally, no department funding will be awarded
after the seventh year, and seventh year funding will
usually consist of teaching appointments only.Exceptions
to these policies will be made on a case-by-case basis
by the Fellowships Chair in concert with the student's
advisor. Occasionally GSI positions will be available
to students beyond their seventh year. General fellowship
information is available from the Graduate Student Affairs
Officer (SAO) in 416 Doe and the Graduate Fellowships
Office in 318 Sproul Hall. The History of Art department
maintains a binder with samples of successful grant applications
for student review. In recent years students have been
successful in obtaining such grants as the Javits, Kress,
Fulbright, Social Science Research Council, American Association
of University Women, and the National Endowment for the
Humanities, Getty Predoctoral, National Gallery/CASVA,
Fulbright and many others.
The department annually awards a number of smaller travel
grants to enable students to acquire first-hand knowledge
of works of art, normally during the summer break (this
assumes normal progress on language requirements). If
preferred, students have the option of using this grant
for intensive language study rather than travel. The award
is generally taken in a student's first summer, but can
be deferred to another time if travel or study plans warrant
an exception.
The Graduate SAO and the Fellowships Committee chair
meet annually with graduate students in order to explain
and answer questions about the overall fellowship process.
The Graduate SAO is available anytime for advice and assistance
with strategizing for the best funding possible.
Multi-Year Fellowships
Most multi-year fellowships are awarded at the time of
acceptance to Berkeley. There are, however, additional
fellowships for students further in their graduate study,
and for graduate students whose backgrounds and educational
interests enhance the level of diversity within the Graduate
community. See the Graduate SAO or Graduate Fellowships
Office for more information.
Graduate Student Instructors (GSIs)
[a.k.a. Teaching Assistants]
Since teaching is considered an important part of graduate
training, each student in the program will normally serve
several times as an instructor. Applications for GSI appointments
are distributed each spring, usually in March or April.
Appointments are decided at a subsequent faculty meeting
and are announced before the end of the spring semester.
Entering students are normally not eligible during their
first year's residence, unless they have already had teaching
experience elsewhere. To qualify as a GSI, students in
Western art must have satisfied both language requirements
and students in Asian art must have satisfied one language
requirement and be making good progress in the second.
Ancient art students must satisfy their Modern language
requirement and be making good progress on their Greek
or Latin requirement. Before teaching begins, all students
must clear from their record any incomplete grades that
are more than a year old. Moreover, per Graduate Division
policy, GSIs may not have more than two incompletes at
the time teaching begins. All first-time GSIs are required
to attend an orientation workshop sponsored by the University,
as well as the teaching workshop offered in the department
each semester. Mandatory training and pedagogy sessions
are offered at the start of each semester for all GSIs.
In addition, first-time international GSIs must pass an
exam to demonstrate English language proficiency. (See
Graduate SAO for more information on English workshops
and proficiency exams) The stipend for a one-semester
teaching assistantship at the beginning teaching level
in 2008-2009 is $8500.00, plus a remission of 100% of
education and registration fees.
Graduate Student Researchers (GSRs)
Positions as Graduate Student Researchers are awarded
by individual faculty members who have research grants
for a given academic year. While these grants are not
for regular salaried positions, faculty members sometimes
hire students for specific hourly projects. Interested
students should contact the department manager about available
positions.
In recent years students have been successful in obtaining
such grants as the Chateaubriand, Kress, National Gallery/CASVA,
Fulbright, Social Science Research Council, American Association
of University Women, and the National Endowment for the
Humanities. Applicants who indicate interest in fellowship
or financial assistance on the University Application,
Form C, will automatically be considered for all forms
of aid for which they are eligible. No separate application
is required. Students are encouraged to apply for appropriate
outside funding, and for such portable grants as the Jacob
K. Javits and Andrew F. Mellon Fellowships. Students who
are accepted to the program but not awarded University
Multi-Year Fellowships will usually be required to serve
as a GSI one semester of each year after their first year,
as well as to actively pursue outside sources of funding.
The department offers support and resources to assist
in this pursuit, such as grant proposal workshops and
interviewing practice sessions. Questions about need-based
financial aid should be directed to the Financial
Aid Office, Graduate Unit, 201 Sproul Hall,
University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1960, (510)
642-0485.
