All full-time PhD applicants are automatically considered for financial assistance from the History Department, in the form of a teaching assistantship or a graduate assistantship (pending budgetary approval). They also receive full tuition waivers, as long as they maintain their full-time status. There are no special forms to fill out for Departmental support. The History Department does not fund Master's students. Master's students may seek financial assistance through Stony Brook University's Financial Aid Department. Additional funding is available through the following fellowships:

• The Dr. W. Burghardt Turner Fellowship is a Graduate Fellowship Program for eligible underrepresented students whose immediate academic plans include obtaining graduate or professional degrees in a variety of disciplines at Stony Brook University. The fellowship is one of the many programs coordinated by the Center for Inclusive Education at Stony Brook University and is funded by the State University of New York Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. If you wish to be considered for this financial opportunity, please indicate that on your application. Students wishing to be considered must be United States citizens or Permanent Residents and must self-identify as a member of an underrepresented groups (such as African American, Native American, Hispanic, etc.) on their application.
• Gardiner Graduate Fellowship is a Graduate Fellowship endowed by the Robert D.L. Gardiner Foundation to support graduate studies in New York State history. With an emphasis on Suffolk County, the Foundation has amassed an extraordinary record of support for Long Island’s historical, educational and cultural institutions. If you wish to be considered for this financial opportunity, please indicate that on your application. Students wishing to be considered must be United States citizens or Permanent Residents.