There are several types of financial aid (graduate appointments) for which a student can apply (see Graduate Support Regulations for further details). Note that aid is granted only to students with full admission into the graduate program, not post-undergraduate students, or graduate students with Conditional Admission.
- Graduate Assistantships
- Sometimes informally referred to as a Teaching Assistantship (TA), GAs are our primary form of support, especially for incoming students. Available to both Master's and Doctoral students, a GA appointment carries a monthly stipend and a fee waiver that covers up to 9 credits of graduate CS courses per semester (plus additional credits for any courses required by the university, such as College Teaching of Computer Science). GAs usually performs duties such as teaching or grading, although some GAs have specialized duties such as computer or library support.
- Research Assistantships
- RAs are another primary form of support. Available to both Master's and Doctoral students, most RA appointments are made by an individual faculty member who has received a research grant from some extramural source (government or industry). An RA's duties consist of assisting in the research of a faculty member who is the principal investigator of the grant. The stipend and fee waiver for an RA is the same as that of a GA.
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