The History Department supports a limited number of Public History students during their first year in the program through teaching assistantships, in which they work closely with history faculty. The department seeks to support Public History students in their second year through professional assistantships at local public history institutions and agencies.  Assistantships, whether teaching or professional, usually require a commitment of 15-20 hours/week and pay a stipend that ranges up to $6,000/semester.  Students who hold assistantships automatically qualify for the in-state rate of graduate tuition.  In the recent past, the history department has also been able to “abate,” or reduce, this in-state tuition by an additional 25-50 percent.  The financial assistance situation varies from year to year, as does the number of available assistantships.

Recently students have been placed in professional assistantships at the following institutions: