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Becky Harshman
Graduate Program Secretary
Department of Child Development and Family Studies
Purdue University
Fowler Memorial House
1200 West State Street
West Lafayette , IN 47907-2055
Phone: 765-494-2965
Fax: 765-494-0503
Email: harshman@purdue.edu

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Students admitted to the CDFS graduate program typically receive funding for 4 years:

  • Funding typically covers tuition and fees. It also pays a stipend or monthly salary.
  • Graduate students who work 20 hours a week are eligible for health insurance
  • Funding is usually awarded in the form of assistantships
  • CDFS assistantships (usually 10-month appointments) include:
    • Research assistantships to work on faculty research projects
    • Teaching assistantships to assist in instruction of college courses
    • Special opportunity assistantships in the child development laboratories, center for families, or the college diversity office.
  • Fellowships (12-month appointment) may be available to eligible students.

http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/funding/Fellowships_index.cfm#fellowship

 

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Child Development and Family Studies
Purdue University
101 Gates Rd.
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2020

Phone: (765) 494-2932
Fax: (765) 496-1144
E-mail: cdfs@purdue.edu

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