Assistantships | Fellowships | Taft Funding

Assistantships

A significant proportion of financial aid offered by the English Department is in the form of the Graduate Assistantship (GA). Availability varies each year, as do the amounts for both the master’s and the doctoral stipends. These awards include both a financial stipend and a UGS which provides 100% remission of tuition and the General Fee.

             

Graduate Assistants are required to teach one section of English Composition per quarter, with three office hours each week. Teaching, preparation, conferences, grading, and related activities require approximately twenty hours per week. Advanced doctoral students, in special circumstances, may have the opportunity to teach a sophomore-level literature or creative writing class. Eligibility to teach literature or creative writing is contingent upon having already taught one full year of English Composition. To be considered, doctoral students must submit a written request to the Director of Graduate Studies along with evidence of advanced standing (2nd year or more) and a transcript showing academic progress.

             

In addition to Graduate Assistantships, students may qualify for occasional specialized Research, Editorial or Administrative Assistantships, the duties of which vary.