Graduate Program

Department of Chemistry

Financing your Graduate Degree

All students admitted to the University of Wyoming's Department of Chemistry are fully funded through Graduate Teaching and Graduate Research Assistantships.  By submitting your application to the department, you are simultaneously requesting funding; no additional steps are required.

Teaching Assistantships

Chemistry Department Fellowship

$27,500 to $30,000 for the first year + a full tuition waiver + medical insurance. Department of Chemistry fellowships are limited and are reserved for outstanding candidates. Fellowship selection is made on a competitive basis. Fellowships are often awarded for a single year. In the second year, Fellows normally revert to either a teaching or research assistantship with a minimum stipend of $25,500 per year.

Distinguished Graduate Fellowship

The distinguished graduate fellowship will be offered to outstanding Ph.D. applicants. The fellowship entails $25,000 TA annual stipend and a $8,000 augmentation. The fellowship will be distributed as $5,000 for the first academic year and $3,000 for the first summer.

Minimum requirements to be considered for the fellowship:

• GPA of ≥ 3.00
• GRE of ≥ 317
• Strong letters of recommendation

Students must complete the chemistry department pre-application by January 16 for Fall or November 15 for Spring semester admissions. APPLY NOW! Contact Dr. Brian Leonard at bleonar5@uwyo.edu for more information about the Distinguished Graduate Fellowship.

Under-Represented Domestic Minority Graduate Assistantships

The Department of Chemistry at the University of Wyoming is excited to announce two new GA positions for the fall semester of 2018. These positions are available exclusively to incoming graduate students from Under-Represented Domestic Minorities (URDMs) who are seeking for doctoral or master’s degree in Chemistry. URDM students are defined as American born or naturalized (domestic) students from an under-represented minority, including students of African American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian, Alaskan native, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, or Asian descent. To receive full consideration for one of these positions, please contact the program coordinator via email (chemistry@uwyo.edu). Qualifying applications will be reviewed as received and the positions will remain open until suitable candidates are identified.

“The University of Wyoming offers Graduate Assistantships that are intended to increase access and opportunities to graduate education for U.S. students from under-represented/under-served populations and to increase student diversity in our graduate degree programs on a competitive basis. The University of Wyoming is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, color, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, creed, ancestry, political belief, or any other applicable protected category or participation in any protected activity in any aspect of employment or services. For more information see www.uwyo.edu/diversity/fairness.”