# Funding Overview ## expand\_more The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences offers a comprehensive program of financial support, including grants and fellowships from internal and external sources, teaching fellowships, research assistantships, and other academic employment opportunities. All PhD students are awarded merit-based (regardless of need) full financial support for five years, typically for the first four years of study as well as for the completion year. This support includes a fellowship for tuition and health fees as well as a stipend for living expenses; it also includes Summer Research Awards for the first four years of study. PhD students do not have teaching responsibilities during the first two years of graduate study; most students serve as Teaching Fellows in years 3 & 4 of enrollment. In cases in which the length of PhD study extends beyond five years, students are ordinarily able to secure financial support through various Harvard and non-Harvard opportunities, including research fellowships, teaching fellowships, and research assistantships. For more information or to schedule an appointment with a [Social Sciences Financial Aid Officer](https://gsas.harvard.edu/financial-support/funding-aid). ### Teaching Fellowships Teaching Fellows assist in courses under the supervision of course instructors. Duties may include teaching sections, conducting tutorials, recommending grades, and supervising independent study projects. To qualify for stipends during their third and fourth years of graduate study, PhD students ordinarily teach two sections of a standard lecture course each semester (a section consists of a weekly meeting of up to eighteen undergraduate students). Graduate students also may teach sections of the sophomore or junior tutorials. G3 and G4 students may defer semesters of guaranteed teaching into the G5 year or later. ### Department Fellowships Information about History of Science Department Fellowships (Hiebert and Strominger) [may be found here](/departmental-funding). ### Internal Fellowships Enrolled graduate students are eligible for a wide variety of research, writing, and travel fellowships through several Schools and Centers. To learn about these, visit the graduate schools [Internal Fellowships](https://gsas.harvard.edu/academics/fellowships/internal-fellowships) page offers several such opportunities, as do very many of [Harvard Centers](https://www.fas.harvard.edu/explore-our-departments-programs-and-offices?f%5B0%5D=centers_institutes_museums%3A111). ### External Funding Beyond the standard funding package, students are nonetheless encouraged to apply for external funding from various sources. History of Science PhD students have been awarded fellowships from many organizations. Current students can learn more by browsing the History of Science Graduate Student Resources website. The [GSAS Fellowships Office](https://gsas.harvard.edu/financial-support/fellowships) provides a range of services to assist graduate students in their search for fellowship funding, including individual counseling and professional development seminars. Additional information can be found on [the Fellowships & Writing Center](https://gsas.harvard.edu/fellowships-writing-center) webpage. ### Professional Societies and Foundations The [American Association for the History of Medicine](http://www.histmed.org/about/awards) (AAHM), the [History of Science Society](https://hssonline.org/default.aspx) (HSS), the [Society for the History of Technology ](https://www.historyoftechnology.org/)(SHOT), and other organizations offer essay prizes and/or grants in support of research. Explore which societies and organizations are relevant for your research, and what they offer.