1. Background Information
1. Mission Statement
2. History and Rationale
3. Established Areas of Emphasis
4. Program Characteristics and Activities
   1. Curriculum
   2. Students
   3. Faculty
   4. Outreach
   5. Administration and Staffing

2. Information for Applicants
1. Nature and Purpose
2. Specializations
3. Entrance Requirements
4. Application Procedures
5. Admission Criteria

3. Degree Requirements
   1. Course Work
   2. Core Courses
   3. Courses in Program Specializations
   4. The Minor
   5. Statistics Requirement
   6. Independent Studies
   7. Auditing Courses
   8. Dissertation
      1. Dissertation Committee
      2. Dissertation Proposal
      3. Public Presentation of Dissertation Proposal
      4. Human Subjects Review
      5. Dissertation Style
      6. Final Oral Examination
   9. Professional Activities SLAT
   10. Student Association (SLATSA)
   11. Satisfactory Academic Progress
   12. Leave of Absence
   13. Minimum Enrollment

4. Examinations and Forms Required by the Graduate College
   1. Overview
   2. Qualifying Exercise
   3. Doctoral Plan of Study
   4. Second Language Proficiency
   5. Comprehensive Examination
   6. Candidacy
   7. Final Oral Examination

5. Advising and Mentoring Policies and Procedure

6. Student Reports and Evaluations

7. Student Support
   1. Internal Sources of Funding
   2. Time Limit for Internal Financial Support
   3. External Sources of Funding

8. SLAT Program Bylaws

9. Graduate Student Grievance Procedure
10. SLAT Courses Available

G. STUDENT SUPPORT

G1. Internal Sources of Funding

Internal sources of student support include Graduate College Fellowships, Graduate Assistantships in Teaching (GATships), Graduate Research Assistantships (GRAships), Graduate Tuition Scholarships (GTS), Graduate Registration Scholarships (GRS) and Graduate College 900-level waivers. In addition, the following support programs are available: Graduate Student Research Fund, Minority Graduate Student Research Fund, Summer Research Support Program, Minority Academic Assistance Program, Minority Graduate Student Travel Fund, Graduate and Professional Student Travel Grant Fund, Travel Award Incentive Program, the Dean's Fellowship Program in the Graduate College, and the Herbert E. Carter Graduate Fellowship in Interdisciplinary Programs. All awards except the Graduate College 900-level waiver are competitive. For more information, see the Graduate College brochure on Academic and Financial Support for Graduate Students.

G2. Time Limit for Internal Financial Support

Generally speaking, after admission to the SLAT Program students are eligible for internal financial support (including fellowships, GATships, GRAships, GTS and GRS support) for a maximum of five years while registered as full-time students in the SLAT Program, provided they are performing assigned tasks in a satisfactory manner and making satisfactory progress to degree. Students supported by cooperating departments should inform themselves of department-specific performance criteria and restrictions on continuance of appointment. Graduate Tuition Scholarships (GTS) and Graduate Registration Scholarships (GRS) are awarded for one year only. Students must reapply annually if they wish to be considered for such support. Please see "A Guide to the Time Limit on Financial Aid" in Appendix E.

G3. External Sources of Funding

For many years, The Research Support Office, a unit of the Office of the V.P. for Research, published bimonthly the Research Review that listed grants and other forms of financial aid available to faculty and students. That office was closed on June 28, 2002. Copies of the Research Review are still available on line at http://vpr2.admin.arizona.edu/rso/ .

The following are examples of sources of fellowship support available to doctoral students:

• NEH Dissertation Fellowships: support writing of dissertation.
  Usual deadline: mid November
• Mellon Fellowships in Humanistic Studies/Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation: support students entering a Ph.D. program.
  Usual deadline: late November
• SSRC (Social Science Research Council) Dissertation Fellowships: support field research in foreign countries.
  Usual deadline: early November
• NSEP (National Security Education Program) Graduate and Undergraduate Fellowships Abroad: support study abroad in areas and disciplines of national need.
  Usual deadline: January
• Spencer Dissertation Fellowships for Research Related to Education: support the last year of research and writing dissertation; applicants should be interested in pursuing a career in educational research broadly defined.
  Usual deadline: early December
• Institute for Humane Studies Hayek Fund for Scholars: to support participation in professional meeting by graduate students and non-tenured faculty in the humanities.
  Usual deadline: none
• Fulbright-Hayes Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships: for doctoral dissertation research in all world areas except Western Europe.
  Usual deadline: early November
• Jacob Javits Fellowships: for students who are U.S. citizens or permanent resident and who have 20 or fewer graduate semester hour credits at the time of the application.
  Usual deadline: early February
• USIA Fulbright Fellowships: for study abroad – restricted to U.S. citizens.
  Usual deadline: late October
• American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowships: support for women who will complete all required course work and examinations for the doctorate, except the dissertation defense.
  Usual deadline: mid November
• Ford Foundation Dissertation Awards: for study in research?based doctoral programs in the behavioral and social sciences, humanities, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, and biological sciences, or for interdisciplinary programs comprised of two or more eligible disciplines.
  Usual deadline: early November
• Link Foundation Fellowship in Advanced Simulation and Training: to foster advanced level study in simulation and training research; to enhance and expand the theoretical and practical knowledge of creating artificial environments which simulate real life events.
  Usual deadline: early December
• Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Dissertation and Post-Doctoral Research Awards; to carry out dissertation or postdoctoral research at German libraries, archives, institutes or laboratories.
  Usual deadline: early November
• Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation Bundeskanzler Scholarships: to support study in Germany of prospective US leaders in the academic world, in business or in politics in order to strengthen transatlantic ties.
  Usual deadline: none
• Adolph Van Pelt Foundation Scholarships; support monies for Native Americans students for tuition, books, and other academic-related expenses.
  Usual deadline: late June
• The Dr. M. Aylwin Cotton Foundation Mediterranean Studies Fellowship Awards and Publication Grants: for studies in the archaeology, architecture, history, language, and art of the Mediterranean. Publication grants are intended to defray the costs of publication of academic research already completed or soon to be ready for publication.
  Usual deadline: February