260 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Fellowships and Assistantships A number of graduate fellowships and teaching assistantships are available annually to meritorious students at stipends ranging from $1,000 to $1,800 for the twelve-month period. These are open to candidates in any field of research and preference may be given to Florida students. Graduate assistantships are available in many departments of the University. They call for a limited amount of work as research and laboratory assistants and carry a stipend of $900 or more for the academic year. Holders are permitted to carry three- fourths of a full graduate program.