Graduate Assistantship Opportunities
As part of its drive to enhance research and graduate education, North Carolina A&T has established a number of financial assistance opportunities for outstanding graduate students. These typically take the form of fellowships, research assistantships, teaching assistantships and tuition remission. All awards are highly competitive. A student may receive at most one of these awards in a given year. Information regarding teaching assistantships is provided below.
Students may not apply directly for these assistantships nor is a separate application required. Instead, they must be nominated by their prospective faculty advisor with the endorsement of the program coordinator, department chair and dean. Selection will be based on prior college transcripts, letters of recommendation, application essay, and other information available in the graduate school application. Nominations must be submitted by March 15 for Fall admissions. Awardees will be selected by the Awards Committee of the Graduate Council.
Teaching Assistantships
Chancellor’s Doctoral Assistantship
The Chancellor’s Doctoral Assistantship is a prestigious one-year award that is available to selected non-North Carolina residents during their first year of a doctoral program at A&T. Selected students will receive an assistantship of $12,600 plus tuition.
Eligibility: (1) graduate GPA of 3.35 or higher; (2) full-time enrollment status and (3) unconditional admission status.
University Doctoral Assistantship
The University Doctoral Assistantship is a prestigious one-year award that is available to selected North Carolina residents during their first year of a doctoral program at A&T. Selected students will receive an assistantship of $12,600 plus tuition.
Eligibility: (1) graduate GPA of 3.35 or higher; (2) full-time enrollment status and (3) unconditional admission status.
Provost’s Graduate Assistantship
The Provost’s Graduate Assistantship is a prestigious one-year award that is available to selected non-North Carolina residents during their first year of a graduate program at A&T. Selected students will receive an assistantship of $9,600 plus the out-of-state portion of tuition. Students will be required to pay the in-state portion of tuition.
Eligibility: (1) undergraduate GPA of 3.2 or higher; (2) full-time enrollment status and (3) unconditional admission status.
Deans Graduate Assistantship
The Dean’s Graduate Assistantship is a prestigious one-year award that is available to selected North Carolina residents during their first year of a graduate program at A&T. Selected students will receive an assistantship of $9,600.
Eligibility: (1) undergraduate GPA of 3.2 or higher; (2) full-time enrollment status and (3) unconditional admission status.
Graduate School Supplemental Awards
The Graduate School Supplemental Award is a one-year tuition supplement that allows academic programs to recruit outstanding new students. Preference may be given to doctoral students. These awards must be used as a supplement to another research or teaching assistantship or another assistantship or traineeship. The total assistantship package must be in an amount equal to or greater than the average level of support for other teaching assistantships, research assistantships, or assistantships/traineeships in the graduate program. Supplemental Awards will pay up to $10,000 each for the 2011-12 academic year.
For further information, please contact Anita Sanders at 336-285-2369 or via e-mail at asanders@ncat.edu.
