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Graduate admissions and recruiting information can be obtained directly from the Department of Chemistry by phone, e-mail, or completing the web form below.
Cindy Persson
Department of Chemistry
Oregon State University
141 Gilbert Hall
Corvallis, Oregon 97331-4003
Phone: (800) 557-7319
FAX: (541) 737-2062
E-mail: cindy.persson@oregonstate.edu
Financial Support:
Most chemistry graduate students receive financial support through teaching or research assistantships; some students are supported by industrial or governmental fellowships and scholarships. Departmental stipends are calculated for payment over an 11-month period; some students earn an additional month of funding during the summer.
Teaching Assistantships:
Teaching Assistants work with the faculty by conducting recitation and laboratory sections and assisting with grading and examinations. The contact time for a Teaching Assistant averages nine hours per week. As a result, Graduate Teaching Assistants are allowed to carry a full graduate load of 15 credit hours of course work and thesis per academic term.
Teaching Assistantship stipends are competitive with those offered by most graduate programs. Teaching Assistants do not pay tuition, but are assessed an incidental fee (presently $272) each term. The stipend increases from year to year; the current amount can be furnished on request.
Incoming graduate students are generally supported as Teaching Assistants during the first year of study.
Research Assistantships:
Research in the department is supported by grants from federal agencies (such as the National Science Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health) or large non-governmental sources (such as the Petroleum Research Fund, The Research Corporation, private foundations, and industry.) Graduate students who perform research on these projects are supported as Research Assistants. Graduate Research Assistants are allowed to carry a full graduate load of 15 credit hours of course work and thesis per academic term.
Stipends for Research Assistants are the same as those for Teaching Assistants. Research Assistants pay no tuition, but are required to pay the incidental fee.