Teaching and Research Assistantships

The Department offers teaching assistantships (dependent on student demand) and research assistantships (dependent on faculty member research funding) to all qualified graduate students. Graduate students who hold a ¼-time graduate appointment or greater receive a tuition scholarship that covers 100% of tuition. Graduate students in HHP are typically awarded ½-time appointments which require 20 hours of classroom and/or laboratory instruction per week.  The average annual stipend for teaching assistants is $19,236. Masters students receive a maximum of two years of funding while PhD students receive a maximum of four years of funding.  New incoming graduate students are typically awarded a TA appointment. More advanced PhD students may also be awarded an RA appointment.

Fellowships

Graduate students are encouraged to pursue research fellowships that provide them the necessary time to complete their research objectives.

University of Iowa Fellowships

• Graduate College Post-Comprehensive Research Awards (by nomination only)
• Graduate College Summer Fellowships, University of Iowa
• Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Fellowship, University of Iowa
• Graduate Diversity Scholarships, University of Iowa
• Graduate Diversity Fellowships, University of Iowa
• Presidential Graduate Research Fellowship, University of Iowa
• Dean's Graduate Research Fellowship, University of Iowa

National Fellowships

• American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship, American Heart Association
• Ruth L. Kirschstein Fellowship, NIH
• Public Health Fellowships, CDC
• Graduate Research Fellowship Program, National Science Foundation
• Jacob K. Javits Fellowships, U.S. Department of Education
• Science Graduate Fellowship, Department of Energy
• Graduate Fellowship Awards, Hertz Foundation
• Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships, The National Academies (underrepresented minorities are especially encouraged to apply)
• Fellowships from the American Association of University Women

Scholarships

The Department of Health and Human Physiology is pleased to announce the availability of several student scholarships! We invite students to apply for these scholarship awards through the Scholarship Application Form starting December 1st.  All scholarship applications are due by February 1st at 5:00 pm.

Alternatives to Financing Your Education

• Financing your graduate education at the University of Iowa
• Estimated costs
• Additional financing options (Campus Employment, Financial Aid, etc..)