Are students required to compete for doctoral level funding?

We accept PhD students to whom we can offer a full funding package for five years provided they make good progress in our program. Additionally, there are opportunities within and without the university to procure additional funding pertinent to one’s research interests (many of these are available to MA students as well).  We encourage and support students in these efforts and also routinely identify such opportunities on our email and website communications networks.  Because DC is a hub of government, funding opportunities exist in a variety of areas potentially relevant to student research interests.