Full funding, stipends, and healthcare for writers!
Kansas University's Lydia Ash, Graduate Secretary: "We try to fund (with a GTAship) all students accepted to our program—MAs, MFAs, and PhDs. The current stipend is $14,000. GTA appointments pay up to to nine hours of credit per semester, but does not cover insurance or campus fees. Here are our admissions numbers the past few years. 'Complete'… Continue reading Kansas University’s MFA: $14K but no healthcare
University of South Carolina at Columbia: Due to a state law, first-year students entering without 18 hours of graduate credit receive, during their first year, an instructional assistantship that confers in-state tuition status and provides half tuition in addition to an annual stipend ($8,125 in 2012). After their first year, they move into a teaching assistantship… Continue reading University of South Carolina reduces stipend
University of Las Vegas, NV: "Students are responsible for 1/3 of their own healthcare at a minimum. The school offers about $1,000 to supplement the annual healthcare cost but only when funds are available."
Affording the MFA 