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Cornell University

MFA and PhD Programs

MFA Program Established: 
1967
Location:
Ithaca, New York
Genres Include:
Poetry and Fiction
Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
2 Years
Program Size: 
16
Application Deadline:
December 15, 2012
Application Fee: 
$95
Contact E-mail: 
Contact Name: 
J. Robert Lennon
Core Faculty Includes: 

Alice Fulton, Ishion Hutchinson, Michael Koch, J. Robert Lennon, Joanie Mackowski, Robert Morgan, Ernesto Quiñonez, Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, Stephanie Vaughn, Helena Maria Viramontes

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

Teaching Assistantships, Graduate Assistantships

All students receive full tuition waivers in exchange for one year of editoral assistantship at EPOCH and one year of First-Year Writing Seminar teaching.

Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 
Other Features: 

This program hosts an annual Reading Series as well as a Visiting Writers Series. Other features include an MFA/PhD Joint-Degree Program and the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections.

In addition to funding opportunities during the course of the program, students may apply to teach for two additional years after earning their degree.

Graduates: 

Melissa Bank, NoViolet Bulaway, Gabrielle Calvocaressi, Catherine Chung, Junot Diaz, Téa Obreht, Emily Rosko, Alexi Zentner

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