RIT offers high-tech master's degree-for free

Black Issues in Higher Education, Dec 2, 2004

Deaf or hard-of-hearing college graduates with a bachelor's degree are invited to apply to the Professional Fellowship Program at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), a college of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). This program offers a master's degree in a professional or technical field--for free. Fellowship recipients receive a full tuition waiver, free housing in a single room in a residence hall, and a $15,000 annual stipend as compensation for a career-related, part-time job.

Deaf and hard-of-hearing graduate applicants must be U.S. citizens and be accepted into a two-to three-year master's degree program at RIT to be eligible for this fellowship. An application and other required materials are due to the Professional Fellowship Program selection committee by Feb. 15, for admission the following fall. For more information or application materials, contact NTID Office of Outreach and Transition Services, (585) 475-6433 (voice/TTY) or e-mail dkbnca@rit.edu.