Graduate assistantships at IUP are selectively awarded to highly qualified graduate students. Assistantships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence.
Twenty-hour assistantships (awarded only to full-time graduate students):
- Require approximately 20 hours of student work per week during the Fall and Spring semesters (maximum of 600 hours over the period of the assistantship)
- Provide a specific stipend amount
- Include full tuition remission for 9–12 graduate degree-required credits during the Fall and Spring semesters
- Enable students to be eligible for up to nine degree-required credits of tuition waiver in the summer following the assistantship
Ten-hour assistantships (awarded only to full-time graduate students):
- Require approximately 10 hours of student work per week during the Fall and Spring semesters (maximum of 300 hours over the period of the assistantship)
- Provide a specific stipend amount
- Include a 50 percent tuition remission for graduate degree-required credits during the Fall and Spring semesters
- Enable students to be eligible for a maximum tuition waiver up to 4.5 graduate degree-required credits in the following summer
Assistantships for students enrolled part-time (minimum of six credits in the Fall and six credits in the Spring):
- Require approximately 10 hours of student work per week during the Fall and Spring semesters (maximum of 300 hours over the period of the assistantship)
- Provide a specific stipend amount
- Enable students to be eligible for a waiver of up to 2.25 graduate credits of degree-required coursework during the summer following the assistantship
Stipends for assistantships may change from year to year. Applicants should check with the School of Graduate Studies and Research for current stipend levels.
Applications for Graduate Assistantships should be submitted by March 15 of the same calendar year.
International Students: Assistantships cannot be used to indicate financial support on IUP’s Foreign Student Financial Statement Form.
Students awarded a Graduate Assistantship will receive an agreement via mail for review and signature.
Viewnext steps if you signed and returned your agreement.
