For Applicants
Admissions, Procedures, and Applications
Applications to graduate programs at the University of Virginia may be found on-line at http://www.virginia.edu/artsandsciences/admissions.html. The University requires all applicants to submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores, and international applicants to submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
Supplementary materials: Applicants to the program in Critical and Comparative studies must submit two samples of their scholarly writing. Applicants to the program in Composition must submit a portfolio of representative work. Please mail these items only directly to:
McIntire Dept. of Music
Attn: Graduate Program Coordinator
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400176
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4176
ALL other application material should be entered online to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Please check the instructions for completion of on-line application for details.
Financial Aid
The department offers multiple-year packages of financial aid consisting of fellowships, teaching assistantships, tuition waivers and health insurance coverage.
Fellowship Programs
Jefferson Scholars Graduate Fellowships
were established in 2001 through private donations to the Jefferson Scholars Foundation and the College Foundation. Candidates demonstrating exceptional potential as scholars and possessing a willingness to share their passion with a broad audience are nominated by departments and selected based on a national competition conducted in Charlottesville each February.
Graduate School Fellowships
are awarded on a merit basis to students in all Ph.D.-granting departments at the University. Nominations are made to the Dean of the Graduate School.
Mellon Fellowships
are available to students of the humanities at all U.S. universities. Applicants in Critical and Comparative Studies are encouraged to apply.
Colloquim Series
The Music Department Colloquium is free and open to the public. Invited speakers have represented a broad range of backgrounds and interests.
Graduate Guide
For further information about graduate life at UVA and resources available to graduate students, see the UVA Graduate Guide.