Graduate Degrees

Student Resources

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Employment and funding opportunities

  • Current Graduate Assistantship Opportunities in the Department
  • UW Student Job Center: Focuses on student job opportunities including assistantships in other departments and offices at the university.
  • Graduate School Fellowships support: Provides assistance to graduate students, staff and faculty on campus-wide funding issues, particularly those related to internal and external fellowships.
  • School of Education Fellowships: Through the generosity of alumni, the School of Education offers 10–12 scholarships each year for current graduate students. Information is sent out in early February by the Curriculum and Instruction graduate program coordinator, with the application due in late March. Fellowships are awarded later in the spring for the following academic year.
  • Travel and Data Preparation Funds for Dissertators in the Department: Obtain information from the Curriculum and Instruction Graduate Programs office.
  • The Graduate School Vilas Travel Grant: Grants to support travel for conference presentation and research.

Professional development

Departmental forms

All forms have been moved to the C&I Handbook.

Graduate student organizations

Other resources

  • Graduate School Academic Policies and Procedures: This document (sometimes referred to as “Guidelines” or “Handbook”) helps answer questions about Graduate School academic and administrative policies and procedures.
  • The Guide to Graduate Student Life: Designed by graduate students, this guide offers useful hints for navigating the Madison community and being a graduate student.
  • Office of Child Care and Family Resources (OCCFR): Students of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the resources and services of OCCFR, which promotes the development and implementation of a coordinated child care and family support system on campus.