All students who are admitted to the Pharmaceutical Science Graduate Program receive a stipend, fully paid tuition, and paid health insurance.
A graduate student will either receive a teaching assistantship or a research assistantship, and there are additional optional sources of funding to apply for, including training grants, internal fellowships, and external fellowships.
Please refer to the websites linked below for relevant information for the current Academic Year.
- Cost of Attendance: The total estimated expenses to attend UK, including tuition, fees, housing, meals, books, supplies, transportation, and personal expenses.
- Tuition and Fees: These are the specific charges for instruction and related services, excluding other living and personal expenses. Tuition and fees (both resident and non-resident) are fully paid for all graduate students who have appointments as teaching or research assistants or fellowships.
- Stipends: These may come from Teaching Assistantships, Research Assistantships or Fellowships. There are no separate application forms for these appointments. Your stipend can increase if you are awarded a competitive extramural fellowship. Many of our students receive these nationally competitive awards.
Appointment decisions are made by the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) and the Graduate Program Committee based on information in your application and letters of recommendation.
