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Graduate Assistantships, Teaching Fellowships & Research Assistantships
A limited number of graduate assistantships and teaching fellowships are available to graduate students who are fully accepted in a graduate program at Plymouth State University. Assistant- ships and fellowships are awarded on a fiscal year basis beginning no earlier than July 1 and ending no later than June 30. Students holding probationary status are not eligible
The Master of Science programs award Research Assistantships that are grant funded. Students in the science programs should consult with their program advisors to learn more about Research Assistantships.
Graduate assistants and fellows are expected to enroll in and complete at least one course during each graduate term of their award. Graduate assistants/fellows failing to meet this requirement risk losing their award. In no case may an awarded course be taken beyond the fiscal year for which it was awarded.
Graduate assistants and teaching fellowship recipients may enroll in additional courses per term at their own expense providing they can maintain their commitment to their graduate assistantship or teaching fellowship.
Duties of graduate assistants and teaching fellowship recipients are determined by designated departments and communicated to the Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies.
The following graduate assistantships and teaching fellowships are available:
Full Graduate Assistantship
- Four graduate terms
- $1,000 stipend per term for a maximum total of $4,000
- One course tuition remission per term
- Student is expected to work 12 clock hours per week and complete one course per graduate term for a total of four courses in an academic year.
Three Quarter Graduate Assistantship
- Three graduate terms
- $1,000 stipend per term for a maximum total of $3,000
- One course tuition remission per term
- Student is expected to work 12 clock hours per week and complete one graduate course per term for a total of three courses within three terms of study.
Half Graduate Assistantship
- Two graduate terms
- $1,000 stipend per term for a total of $2,000
- One course tuition remission per term
- Student is expected to work 12 clock hours per week and complete one course per term for a total of two courses within two terms of study.
Quarter Assistantship
- One graduate term
- $1,000 stipend per term for a total of $1,000
- One course tuition remission per term
- Student is expected to work 12 clock hours per week and complete one course per term for a total of one course within one term of study.
Full Fellowship (awarded on an undergraduate semester basis)
- Requires 15 clock hours of service per week during the undergraduate semester for which the fellowship is awarded
- $2,000 stipend during each semester of service
- Nine credits tuition remission per semester of service
- Credits may not be carried beyond the fiscal year in which the fellowship is awarded (fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30).
Half Fellowship (awarded on an undergraduate semester basis)
- Requires 7.5 clock hours of service per week during the undergraduate semester for which the fellowship is awarded
- $1,000 stipend during each semester of service
- 4.5 credits tuition remission per semester of service
- Credits may not be carried beyond the fiscal year in which the fellowship is awarded (fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30).
In addition to these Graduate Assistantships and Teaching Fellowships, the sciences programs also award a Research Assistantships funded by grants. Students should work directly with their advisors to learn more about Research Assistantships.
An application for all assistantships and fellowships is available here. (PDF 26kb)
