Graduate Students

As a graduate student in the Stanford School of Engineering, your primary resource for guidance and information about academic requirements, deadlines, and procedures is your departmental student services manager. You'll find departmental contacts on this page, as well additional information and resources throughout the school and the university. As always, the Office of Student Affairs is also here to help.

Office of Student Affairs  | View OSA »

The Office of Student Affairs is located in the Dean's Office in the School of Engineering. Student affairs works with your department to make sure that you are on track to meet all your graduation requirements, both academic and administrative. Come to the office for help with any school-level policies or procedures.

Stanford Graduate Student Handbook  | View handbook »

The handbook is the definitive, universitywide source for graduate student information. It covers registration procedures, academic programs, student life, university policies, and much more.

Financial aid  | View financial aid »

Many resources are available to help you fund graduate study, both inside and outside the school. The university's financial aid office provides comprehensive information on financial aid opportunities.

Assistantships and fellowships  | View funding »

Teaching assistantships and research fellowships are an integral part of the education and training process for many graduate students, especially those in doctoral programs. The assistantships section of the graduate student handbook offers information on eligibility and requirements, as does the Stanford Graduate Fellowships program. You should consult your department for more specific information on available assistantships and fellowships.

Terminal graduate registration  | View TGR »

Doctoral students who have been admitted to candidacy, completed all required courses and degree requirements other than writing and orally defending the dissertation, and who have met the university's 135-unit residency requirement may register for terminal status and a greatly reduced tuition rate (scroll down to the bottom of the page linked above).

Doctoral dissertations | View dissertations »

Click here to find information on dissertation requirements.

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