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Funding is available in the form of Teaching Assistantships. You do not need to fill out any separate application form to be considered for a TAship. Every applicant is automatically considered for funding as a TA. (If you have independent funding of some sort and don’t wish to be considered for a TAship, please note as much in your personal statement.) Note that both MA and PhD students are eligible for, and routinely funded by, Teaching Assistantships. (Note that the generic application form may ask you for documentation supporting an application for an assistantship, but that is not something you need to do; it is there for other programs.) A Teaching Assistantship comes with an annual stipend, a tuition waiver for full-time status (3 courses per term) during fall and spring semesters, and eligibility for inexpensive health insurance. Graduate students who have completed the coursework required for the MA are also eligible to serve as the primary instructor for a course. More advanced students are given the chance to apply for teaching as the primary instructor over one of the summer semesters, which provides additional funding and opportunities for developing as a teacher.