Resources for Graduate Students
Intellectual Life
Since 2002, graduate students in the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures have organized an annual interdisciplinary conference with the participation of professors and graduate students from universities across the country.
Recent lectures and conferences sponsored or co-sponsored by the French program are available. For details, click here
Facilities and Special Resources
With a total student enrollment of over 35,000, the University of Maryland is supported in its academic endeavors by the University Libraries, a system of eight libraries and more than three million volumes. The University Libraries comprise the largest library system in the state. Other area research facilities include two of the world’s outstanding libraries: the Library of Congress and the Folger Library. The University of Maryland's Center for Renaissance and Baroque Studies, the Women's Studies Program, and the David C. Driskell Center For The Study of The Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and The African Diaspora, among other campus units, offer seminars, lectures, and symposia on a wide variety of topics relevant to graduate students in French.
Graduate Fellowships
Graduate Fellowships are available on a competitive basis. Fellows are nominated by the department and fellowships are awarded by the Graduate School.
Graduate Teaching Assistantships
A number of Graduate Teaching Assistantships are awarded each year. These carry ten-month stipends, plus remission of all fees (10 credits) other than those for registration and health facilities. For more information, click hereAssistantship in France
Each year one of our native English-speaking graduate students is selected to spend the year teaching in the Département d'anglais at the Université de Nice.Travel Grants
Travel grants are available for graduate students in the advanced stages of their degree program who are presenting a paper at a national conference.Placement and Career Opportunities
Students recently awarded the UMD Ph.D. degree in French Studies have been successful in finding positions in teaching and administration at a wide range of colleges and universities, including American University, Georgetown College, McDaniel College, Michigan State University, Ohio University, Penn State University, University of Delaware, University of Maryland at Baltimore, University of the Pacific, Washington State University, Western Washington University, and Whittier College. Others have found positions in secondary education, as well as outside academia with organizations such as the World Bank and the National Security Agency, both headquartered in nearby Washington, D.C.