Can an existing Ph.D. program be proposed in which all of its current teaching assistantships (TAs) are converted to fellowships?
There is nothing in the guidelines that prohibits such a program, but unless there are substantive programmatic reasons for proposing the change, the proposal will likely not be funded. If, however, the department wishes to contribute all or part of its teaching assistant allotment to a new interdisciplinary program that involves only fellows, this approach would be acceptable.
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