Graduate Forms

Department Funding

• Summer Experience Funding Request Form
• Summer Travel Research Funding Request Form

Dean's Office Funding

• Dean's Fund Online Application (Adobe Sign)

Department Teaching

• Replacement & Summer Teaching Application Form (Adobe Sign)
  Please note: When using Adobe Sign, after you submit the form, you will be prompted to input your name and RICE email address. Then you will have to confirm your email. This allows you to have a submission confirmation and a copy of your application.

Directed Reading/Independent Study Requests

• Graduate Directed Reading/Independent Study Request Form (PDF)

Program Milestones / Tracking

• All Years - Annual Graduate Student Self-Assessment (Adobe Sign)
• Year 1 - Graduate Program Advising Checklist (PDF)
• Year 1 - Research Assistant Rights & Responsibilities Form (PDF for review. An Adobe Sign form will be sent to the student and faculty member at the beginning of each semester)
• Year 2 - Teaching Assistant Rights & Responsibilities Form (PDF for review. An Adobe Sign form will be sent to the student and faculty member at the beginning of each semester)
• Year 2/3 - Advising Update: Preliminary Examination Committee Selection Form (Adobe Sign)
• Year 3 - Preliminary Examination Form (Adobe Sign)
• Year 4 - Dissertation Prospectus Review Form (Adobe Sign)
• Student Website Profile Update Form (Adobe Sign)
• Annual Dissertation Progress Advising Form (PDF)

Related Offices' Form Libraries

• Office of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies Form Library
• Office of the Registrar Form Library

Faculty Forms (Student Evaluations)

• Research Assistant (RA) Evaluation Form
• Teaching Assistant (TA) Evaluation Form
• Seminar Evaluation Form
• Pre-Candidacy Evaluation Form
• ABD Evaluation Form