Graduate Assistant Supplemental Stipends
The Graduate School provides stipend supplements to all those being paid through the formal title of Graduate Assistant/Teaching Assistant/Research Assistant/Fellow at 天美传媒. This stipend supplement can be used to help offset health insurance costs, or it can be used for other expenses, at the discretion of the student. It will be paid toward the beginning (2nd or 3rd check) of each term students are eligible. These stipend supplements are taxable income.
Stipend supplements are only available for fall and spring terms. The amount of each stipend supplement depends on the appointment.
Full Supplement
To be eligible for the full supplement amount of $400/semester ($800 for the year), graduate assistants/fellows must have been offered and accepted both a full 20-hour/week stipend, and a full tuition scholarship. They will receive the full supplement amount ($400) for each semester in which they receive a full assistantship/fellowship.
One-half Supplement
Graduate assistants/fellows will be eligible for a partial supplement amount of $200 ($400 annually) if they have less than a full assistantship/fellowship, but at least the equivalent of a 10-hour/week stipend and one-half tuition scholarship (4.5 credits). They will receive the partial supplement amount ($200) for each semester in which they receive a partial assistantship/fellowship.
Eligibility
For a student to be eligible for the stipend supplement, details of that student鈥檚 funding package must be sent to the Graduate School by that student鈥檚 department and/or by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs if the award package is grant-funded. To receive the stipend supplement for fall, the funding package must be received by the Graduate School no later than September 15. To receive the stipend supplement for spring, information must be received no later than February 1.
