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Applying to the Graduate Program
- Department of Anthropology application and financial
information
- Graduate School application information
- Fellowships
and Financial Aid
Department Application Information
Admissions Materials:
***Two separate
sets of admission materials are required***
1. For the Department of Anthropology:
- Three letters of recommendation
- Statement of Interest
- One or two writing samples, photocopied
- Departmental Application (Data Sheet)
Important: This is required! Your application is not complete until you print and fill out the application and send it with the letters of recommendation, statement of interest and writing samples. CLICK HERE! for the Departmental Application (Data Sheet)}
2. For the Graduate School:
- Application
- Application fee
- Transcript(s) (be sure they are sent directly to Graduate School)
- GRE and TOEFL scores (for non-native English speakers). (You must request that they be sent.)
Please note that the Graduate School is in the process of phasing out traditional paper applications. It is preferred that you apply online via the graduate school Web site but please note that you must also be sure to fill out the Departmental Application (Data Sheet). For more information about applying online click here. For more information about the Graduate School click here.
Deadlines: To be considered for all University and Departmental
awards, all materials must be received by the Graduate School and the
Department no later than:
January 1st.
Please
note that the deadline has been changed from Dec.
1st to Jan.
1st by the Graduate School. Our normal procedure
is to review all applications that are completed during the early spring
for admissions for the following fall.
Departmental Financial Assistance:
If you choose, you will be considered for graduate and teaching assistantships awarded by the Department and the Research Laboratories of Anthropology. The department receives a number of year-long or o ne-semester teaching assistant positions. These normally carry a stipend of approximately $10,000 per year for 15 hours a week of work. In addition, students (receiving assistantships) are recommended for the "special tuition" rate, which permits out-of- state students to pay in-state tuition. Most of these awards are allotted to students in their first three years of study. They are distributed annually among incoming and continuing students on a competitive basis.
The department has academic funds sufficient to support a majority of our students, but not all. Some worthy applicants may have to rely on personal funds, loans or outside employment.
Applications for admission should be made on forms provided by the Graduate School and the Department of Anthropology. You can call or write the Department of Anthropology:
301 Alumni Building
Campus Box 3115
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3115
(919) 962-1243.
Or you can write or call the Graduate School:
Office of Admissions
UNC-Chapel Hill Graduate School
200 Bynum Hall
Campus Box 4010
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-4010
(919) 966-2611.
Graduate School catalogs are available at the UNC Student Stores for a cost of $5.00 and $8.50 if ordered by mail. The address for the purchase of catalogs is:
Erica Eisdorfer Bull's Head Bookstore
UNC Student Stores
Daniels Building, CB 1530
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1530
(919) 962-5066.
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