Graduate Student Resources
Graduate study is both exciting and challenging, and the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture is committed to helping every student thrive. This resource hub connects you to the offices, services, and tools that support your academic, professional, and personal success at UConn. Whether you’re seeking research guidance, funding information, or community connections, we’re here to ensure you have what you need to grow and succeed throughout your graduate journey.
Department Resources
Departmental seminars are scheduled weekly. Graduate and undergraduate students, faculty/staff members are advised to attend.
The department has several graduate student offices located in the Wilfred B. Young, Agricultural Biotechnology Laboratory buildings, and at the Depot Campus. The departmental administrative staff or building manager assigns a desk and provides keys to access the building for each graduate student.
Packages and mail can be picked up in the department mailroom, which also contains mailboxes for other department members. The mailroom is located in Wilfred B. Young Building, Room 119.
Some office supplies and a copy machine are available to graduate students for activities associated with research and teaching. Ask the departmental administrative staff for details.
PSLA Financial Support
Travel. Graduate students are encouraged to participate in national and regional scientific meetings and industry-oriented conferences. Some limited funds for travel are available through the departmental graduate travel grant. The funds are intended to be used for travel to meetings at which the student is presenting their research.
Assistantships. Many graduate students while engaged in full-time degree study in the department receive merit-based support in the form of graduate assistantships for teaching or research.
Tuition is waived for graduate assistants. The graduate student is responsible for paying the associated fees. The student can request enrollment in Graduate Assistant payroll deductions. Summer salary will depend on the availability of funds of the Major Advisor.
Scholarships. A few departmental scholarships (Burr, Yo Bigelow, Bishop-Carder) are awarded to graduate students to pursue their academic programs, but do not require those students to provide any teaching or research support to the institution. The tuition of a student receiving a scholarship must be paid by the student, the granting organization, the department, and/or school/college, or by the University, with prior approval. Scholarship information is usually forwarded via email to the Graduate Faculty Members in the department in May.