Financial and Social Support

Students admitted to the program are provided with generous financial support for 12 months. This support is drawn from a combination of teaching, research and fellowship monies and is augmented by a tuition waiver and health benefits. Student can expect to be supported for five years, with annual increases reflecting their progress through the program. A special effort is made to support student travel to international conferences to present research and make professional contacts. Applicants with relevant research experience are also encouraged to coordinate with a potential faculty advisor in order to apply for fellowships from agencies such as the National Science Foundation.

The social interaction at CESPA deserves special mention. Friday evening gatherings of faculty and students are a decades-long tradition. Politics, art and sports can often be heard among discussions of realism, nonHausdorffian spaces, and the individuation of affordances. All this takes place at Sweet William's, the official CESPA pub, which is also host to monthly parties in honor of visiting speakers.