FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Scholarships

The department offers tuition scholarships on a competitive basis. Tuition scholarships provide tuition remission up to 100% per semester.

Graduate Student Employment

The department and its partner institutions offer graduate student employment in campus museums, libraries, and archives, and at the Waco Mammoth National Monument and the Dr Pepper Museum. Stipends are set by the host institution.

Students working in Baylor institutions may work up to 20 hours per week. Students wishing to work more than 20 hours per week must receive approval from the Graduate Program Director and the Dean of the Graduate School.

Museum Studies graduate students have received graduate student employment positions at these museums, libraries, and programs at Baylor University. Students receive a stipend in return for 15-20 hours of work per week.

• Mayborn Museum Complex

• Armstrong-Browning Library

• Baylor University School of Education

• Department of Museum Studies

• Institute for Oral History

• Keston Center Religion, Politics, and Society

• Martin Museum of Art

• W.R. Poage Legislative Library

• Ray Riley Digitization Center, Baylor University Libraries

• The Texas Collection

• Waco Mammoth National Monument

(Note: these may vary from year to year depending on availability of funding.)

PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT IN LOCAL MUSEUMS

Students may find part-time employment in local museums and cultural institutions, such as Historic Waco, the Texas Ranger Museum and Hall of Fame, the Cameron Park Zoo, the Dr Pepper Museum, the Waco Mammoth National Monument, and the Waco McLennan County Library.

Other Resources

Other forms of financial aid, including loans and federal work study, are available through Student Financial Services.