Admission: The Department of History accepts applicants for fall admission only. Applicants must show a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.3 to be considered, and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are required. A complete application includes a sample of academic writing, a personal statement, and three letters of recommendation. To be considered for admission to one of the department’s specialized programs, write or call the director of that program when applying for admission to the Department of History. Consult the GSAS Application for Admission and Financial Aid for application deadline information.

FINANCIAL AID, ASSISTANTSHIPS, AND EXTERNAL FUNDING

All students admitted into the Ph.D. program receive a five-year fellowship from New York University that requires students to work as teaching assistants for three years. Students who have outside fellowships are also considered.

There is some financial aid available for full-time teachers studying world history but not for other M.A. students.

Graduate students studying Arabic, Persian, or Turkish may be eligible for a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship.

Graduate students are encouraged to seek external sources of funding, whenever and wherever possible. The graduate administrator makes available to graduate students an up-to-date list of grants and fellowships. Smaller grants for special purposes are also available.

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