Graduate Assistantships that require part-time teaching, laboratory assistance, research, or other assistance are available in a number of fields. These assistantships may be funded by external grants and contracts. Certain academic departments offer graduate instructorships, which involves direct responsibility for teaching one or more courses.
Stipends for graduate assistantships/instructorships vary, depending on the level of the graduate student, the service to be rendered, and the time commitment (typically ¼ or ½ time appointments are made). Academic excellence, maturity, and teaching or research experience are the main qualifications considered in the appointment of assistants/instructors. In addition to the stipend, graduate assistants/instructors also receive a partial tuition scholarship (75 percent of tuition for ¼ time appointments and 100 percent of tuition for a ½ time appointment) and receive a full non-resident fee scholarship.
Application for a graduate assistantship/instructorship should be made directly to the academic department in which the applicant will pursue a degree.
Tuition Scholarships and Non-Resident Fee Scholarships
Graduate students who receive a minimum of $1800 per semester as either an assistantship or fellowship are eligible for a partial tuition scholarship (75 percent of the tuition at the standard graduate rate) during the fall and spring semesters. Students who receive $3600 or more per semester as either an assistantship or fellowship are eligible for a full tuition scholarship (100 percent of the standard graduate tuition rate) during the fall and spring semesters. Any graduate student who receives $1800 or more per semester as an assistantship or fellowship is also eligible for a full non-resident fee scholarship (e.g., 100% of the standard graduate non-resident fee rate).
Summer Graduate Research Assistantship Program
Summer Graduate Research Assistantships provide $2600 for doctoral students and $2000 for master's students during the summer (minimum of 10 weeks of research). The goal is to provide funds to enable promising graduate students to remain on task and on-campus in their pursuit of a degree.
To be eligible the student must be a full-time, full-standing doctoral student at any stage and in any discipline. Preference will be given to doctoral students who have completed their prospectus. A limited number of assistantships will also be reserved for master's (thesis option) track students.
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