Midwest Programs (Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska)
MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY
Location: Murray, Kentucky
Length: 4 semesters, each beginning with a 10-day residency followed by correspondence with mentor for the rest of the semester
Subject areas: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Faculty: Brian Barker, Fred Haefele, Lynn Pruett, Philip Stephens, Leah Stewart, Squire Babcock, Ann Neelon, George Hovis
Tuition per year: Easier to go by semester. Tuition per semester is $2839.50 (residents) or $7983.00 (non-residents). Students from Illinois and Indiana may qualify for tuition that is the same as Kentucky residents’, depending on their geographical area. Board for each residency will cost $150.
Application materials: Submit all materials to Graduate Admissions: Graduate Admission Application, $25 application fee, 2 recommendations (sent directly from recommenders), transcript (sent directly from institution), personal statement, and writing sample; GRE recommended but not required
Deadline: 15 May for study beginning with Summer Residency (fell on 14-23 July in 2006); 15 October for study beginning with Winter Residency (fell on 5-14 January in 2006)
Financial Aid: The department has not set up any assistantship or fellowship program to provide funds for graduate students. You have to look into the university’s scholarships and on-campus employment, file a FAFSA for a need-based aid package, apply for a federal grant or loan, etc.
Web address: http://www.murraystate.edu/chfa/english/mfa
SPALDING UNIVERSITY
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Length: 4 semesters, each beginning with a 10-day intensive residency followed by correspondence with a faculty mentor for the rest of the semester; the 4th semester concludes with a 5th and final residency and graduation
Subject areas: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Writing for Children, Playwriting, Screenwriting
Faculty: Dianne Aprile, Rane Arroyo, Julie Brickman, Louella Bryant, Richard Cecil, K.L. Cook, Debra Kang Dean, Philip F. Deaver, Kathleen Driskell, Robert Finch, Connie May Fowler, Charles Gaines, Kirby Gann, Richard Goodman, Roy Hoffman, Silas House, Claudia Hunter Johnson, Robin Lippincott, Joyca McDonald, Cathleen Medwick, Maureen Morehead, Sena Jeter Naslund, Greg Pape, Molly Peacock, Candice Ransom, Eric Schmiedl, Charles Schulman, Jeanie Thompson, Neela Vaswani, Luke Wallin, Mary Yukari Waters, Brad Watson, Crystal Wilkinson, Sam Zalutsky
Tuition per year: Easier to go by semester. Tuition per semester is $5 840. Accommodation per residency is $180-$700.
Application materials: Submit all materials to Graduate Admissions: Application for Graduate Admission, $30 application fee, application checklist form (asks you to list publications and prizes at the end), 2 recommendations, transcript, essay outlining applicant’s interest in writing (4 copies), and writing sample (4 copies); GRE not required
Deadline: 1 Jul. (Fall entry) or 1 Feb. (Spring entry)
Financial Aid: Merit- and need-based scholarships (some geared towards minorities, i.e. people of color) range from $500-$1 000. For students not in their first semester, several graduate assistantships are available, which result in tuition remission (the amount depending on the nature of the assistantship and the hourly commitment). An assistantship for a student who works 5 hours a week during the semester carries $1.2 K. Assistantships include editorial and administrative duties.
Web address: http://www.spalding.edu/content.aspx?id=1912&cid=686
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Length: 4 semesters, each beginning with an 11-day residency followed by correspondence with advisor; last semester concludes with 5th and final graduation residency
Subject areas: Juvenile/YA Fiction
Faculty: Carolyn Coman, Kate DiCamillo, Liza Ketchum, Ron Koertge, Alexandria LaFaye, Alison McGhee, Marsha Qualey, Phyllis Root, Jane Resh Thomas, Marsha Wilson Chall
Tuition per year: Tuition is $5 800 per semester, plus a $2 000 tuition cost for the final residency. These costs do not cover accommodation—you must find your own.
Application materials: Submit all materials to Office of Graduate Admission: Online application (application fee waived because it’s online), 2 recommendations, transcript (to be submitted directly from undergraduate institution), personal statement, writing sample; GRE not required
Deadline: 15 Aug. (January admission), 1 Mar. (July admission)
Financial Aid: The department has not yet set up any assistantship or fellowship program to provide funds for graduate students, probably because this degree is new. The first residency was in January 2007. So you’re left with the FAFSA, federal loans, outside scholarships, etc.
Web address: http://www.hamline.edu/gls/academics/degree_programs/mfa_cl
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OMAHA
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Length: 4 semesters, each beginning with a 10-day residency followed by correspondence with faculty mentor; 4th semester concludes with 5th and final residency
Subject areas: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
Faculty: Pope Brock, David Carkeet, Richard Duggin, Beth Ann Fennelly, Charles Fort, Tom Franklin, Teri Youmans Grimm, Amy Hassinger, Patricia Henley, Art Homer, Ted Kooser, Steve Langlan, Patricia Lear, Anna Monardo, John Price, Richard Robbins, Catie Rosemurgy, Karen Gettert Shoemaker, William Trowbridge, Leigh Allison Wilson, Charles Wyatt
Tuition per year: Easier to go by semester. Tuition per semester is $2 730.00 (residents) or $7177.50 (non-residents). Each residency costs an additional $1 000 (double room) to $1 400 (single room).
Application materials: Submit Graduate Application, $45 application fee, and 2 transcripts (mailed directly from institution) to Office of Graduate Studies; submit 3 recommendations (mailed directly from recommenders), statement of purpose, and portfolio to MFA program office; GRE not required
Deadline: 15 Sept. (winter residency + spring semester); 15 Mar. (summer residency + fall semester)
Financial Aid: The department has not yet set up any assistantship or fellowship program to provide funds for graduate students, probably because this is a low-residency program. Which leaves you with the usual options: FAFSA, federal grant/loan, institutional scholarship, work-study, etc.
Web address: http://www.unomaha.edu/unmfaw
Location: Murray, Kentucky
Length: 4 semesters, each beginning with a 10-day residency followed by correspondence with mentor for the rest of the semester
Subject areas: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Faculty: Brian Barker, Fred Haefele, Lynn Pruett, Philip Stephens, Leah Stewart, Squire Babcock, Ann Neelon, George Hovis
Tuition per year: Easier to go by semester. Tuition per semester is $2839.50 (residents) or $7983.00 (non-residents). Students from Illinois and Indiana may qualify for tuition that is the same as Kentucky residents’, depending on their geographical area. Board for each residency will cost $150.
Application materials: Submit all materials to Graduate Admissions: Graduate Admission Application, $25 application fee, 2 recommendations (sent directly from recommenders), transcript (sent directly from institution), personal statement, and writing sample; GRE recommended but not required
Deadline: 15 May for study beginning with Summer Residency (fell on 14-23 July in 2006); 15 October for study beginning with Winter Residency (fell on 5-14 January in 2006)
Financial Aid: The department has not set up any assistantship or fellowship program to provide funds for graduate students. You have to look into the university’s scholarships and on-campus employment, file a FAFSA for a need-based aid package, apply for a federal grant or loan, etc.
Web address: http://www.murraystate.edu/chfa/english/mfa
SPALDING UNIVERSITY
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Length: 4 semesters, each beginning with a 10-day intensive residency followed by correspondence with a faculty mentor for the rest of the semester; the 4th semester concludes with a 5th and final residency and graduation
Subject areas: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Writing for Children, Playwriting, Screenwriting
Faculty: Dianne Aprile, Rane Arroyo, Julie Brickman, Louella Bryant, Richard Cecil, K.L. Cook, Debra Kang Dean, Philip F. Deaver, Kathleen Driskell, Robert Finch, Connie May Fowler, Charles Gaines, Kirby Gann, Richard Goodman, Roy Hoffman, Silas House, Claudia Hunter Johnson, Robin Lippincott, Joyca McDonald, Cathleen Medwick, Maureen Morehead, Sena Jeter Naslund, Greg Pape, Molly Peacock, Candice Ransom, Eric Schmiedl, Charles Schulman, Jeanie Thompson, Neela Vaswani, Luke Wallin, Mary Yukari Waters, Brad Watson, Crystal Wilkinson, Sam Zalutsky
Tuition per year: Easier to go by semester. Tuition per semester is $5 840. Accommodation per residency is $180-$700.
Application materials: Submit all materials to Graduate Admissions: Application for Graduate Admission, $30 application fee, application checklist form (asks you to list publications and prizes at the end), 2 recommendations, transcript, essay outlining applicant’s interest in writing (4 copies), and writing sample (4 copies); GRE not required
Deadline: 1 Jul. (Fall entry) or 1 Feb. (Spring entry)
Financial Aid: Merit- and need-based scholarships (some geared towards minorities, i.e. people of color) range from $500-$1 000. For students not in their first semester, several graduate assistantships are available, which result in tuition remission (the amount depending on the nature of the assistantship and the hourly commitment). An assistantship for a student who works 5 hours a week during the semester carries $1.2 K. Assistantships include editorial and administrative duties.
Web address: http://www.spalding.edu/content.aspx?id=1912&cid=686
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Length: 4 semesters, each beginning with an 11-day residency followed by correspondence with advisor; last semester concludes with 5th and final graduation residency
Subject areas: Juvenile/YA Fiction
Faculty: Carolyn Coman, Kate DiCamillo, Liza Ketchum, Ron Koertge, Alexandria LaFaye, Alison McGhee, Marsha Qualey, Phyllis Root, Jane Resh Thomas, Marsha Wilson Chall
Tuition per year: Tuition is $5 800 per semester, plus a $2 000 tuition cost for the final residency. These costs do not cover accommodation—you must find your own.
Application materials: Submit all materials to Office of Graduate Admission: Online application (application fee waived because it’s online), 2 recommendations, transcript (to be submitted directly from undergraduate institution), personal statement, writing sample; GRE not required
Deadline: 15 Aug. (January admission), 1 Mar. (July admission)
Financial Aid: The department has not yet set up any assistantship or fellowship program to provide funds for graduate students, probably because this degree is new. The first residency was in January 2007. So you’re left with the FAFSA, federal loans, outside scholarships, etc.
Web address: http://www.hamline.edu/gls/academics/degree_programs/mfa_cl
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OMAHA
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Length: 4 semesters, each beginning with a 10-day residency followed by correspondence with faculty mentor; 4th semester concludes with 5th and final residency
Subject areas: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
Faculty: Pope Brock, David Carkeet, Richard Duggin, Beth Ann Fennelly, Charles Fort, Tom Franklin, Teri Youmans Grimm, Amy Hassinger, Patricia Henley, Art Homer, Ted Kooser, Steve Langlan, Patricia Lear, Anna Monardo, John Price, Richard Robbins, Catie Rosemurgy, Karen Gettert Shoemaker, William Trowbridge, Leigh Allison Wilson, Charles Wyatt
Tuition per year: Easier to go by semester. Tuition per semester is $2 730.00 (residents) or $7177.50 (non-residents). Each residency costs an additional $1 000 (double room) to $1 400 (single room).
Application materials: Submit Graduate Application, $45 application fee, and 2 transcripts (mailed directly from institution) to Office of Graduate Studies; submit 3 recommendations (mailed directly from recommenders), statement of purpose, and portfolio to MFA program office; GRE not required
Deadline: 15 Sept. (winter residency + spring semester); 15 Mar. (summer residency + fall semester)
Financial Aid: The department has not yet set up any assistantship or fellowship program to provide funds for graduate students, probably because this is a low-residency program. Which leaves you with the usual options: FAFSA, federal grant/loan, institutional scholarship, work-study, etc.
Web address: http://www.unomaha.edu/unmfaw
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