DI Program Costs and Financial Assistance
Financial Assistance
Over 75% of dietetic interns have obtained a graduate assistantship or traineeship during the time they were completing their MS graduate degree. Assistantships in teaching or research average 10 hours per week. They provide tuition, a stipend and valuable work experience. The DI experience is full-time. Assistantships are unlikely during the 30 week internship. However, some students have remained on a research assistantship during the DI, working 10 hours in the evening or weekends. Public Health Nutrition Traineeships provide tuition and a stipend for four semesters.
Click here to learn more about Public Health Nutrition Traineeships.
The Department of Nutrition application provides a section to complete if interested in a department assistantship. Priority is given to PhD students and MS students completing a thesis.
Contact the Dietetic Internship Progam
Karen Wetherall
865-974-6256
kbalnick@utk.edu
330 Jessie Harris Building
1215 W. Cumberalnd Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37996-1920
Contact the Department of Nutrition
1215 W. Cumberland Ave.
229 Jessie Harris Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-1920
nutrition@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-5445
Fax: (865) 974-3491