Financial Aid
Departmental Aid
All applicants for admission are automatically considered for Departmental
teaching assistantships and University Fellowships
(see
How to Apply).
Departmental financial aid for continuing students (TAships,
AIships, Continuing
Student University Fellowships) is awarded on the basis of academic
achievement through
a competition held each spring. To apply for a Continuing University
Fellowship or
a Linguistics Department teaching assistantship, you must submit the
following directly
to the Graduate Coordinator.
- a completed Application for Financial Award
- three letters of recommendation from University of Texas faculty who
know you
and your work.
- a statement of purpose (if you are applying for a University
Fellowship).
University Fellowship
Awarded by the Graduate School, this fellowship provides a yearly
stipend of $15,500
plus tuition. For entering students, the primary criteria are
exceptionally high
GRE scores and an outstanding academic record; for continuing students
the determinant
is superior academic performance in the program.
Linguistics Department Teaching Assistantship
The Linguistics Department awarded eighteen teaching assistantships
in 2005-2006.
In addition to providing a monthly salary, this award also provides tuition
reimbursement. Each non-U.S. graduate student must take and
pass the English
Oral Proficiency Assessment and attend a two-day orientation program in
order to
be eligible to accept a teaching assistantship.
Office of
Graduate Studies
TA/AI web site.
Graduate Research Assistantship
Graduate research assistantships are sometimes available from faculty
members
whose research projects are supported by grants from outside
agencies. Discretion
in making such appointments rests with the individual faculty
members. The primary
criterion will be qualification for doing the kind of work required.
Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship
U.S. citizens are eligible to apply for these
U.S. Government-sponsored fellowships
for the study of certain languages. A FLAS fellowship pays for tuition
and fees and
provides a stipend of approximately $10,000 per academic year. Contact
the appropriate
center directly for information and applications.
Teaching Assistantships in Other Departments
There are four departments that often employ graduate students to
teach beginning
language classes:
The Departments of Asian Studies and Middle Eastern Languages and
Cultures (formerly
Oriental and African Languages and Literatures) do not usually hire
first-year international
students as teaching assistants.
The Department
of English employs graduate students to teach beginning rhetoric and
composition
courses. The Departments of Electrical,
Mechanical, and Civil
Engineering hire teaching assistants to grade for technical writing
courses. Some
of these departments require previous teaching experience and a M.A. (or
equivalent)
in the relevant discipline.
Contact the department of instruction directly to inquire about the
possibility
of employment.
Each non-U.S. graduate student must take and pass the English Oral
Proficiency
Assessment and attend a two-day orientation program in order to be
eligible to accept
a teaching assistantship from any department.
The Department employs students to work part-time in the A.A. Hill
Linguistics
Library. You are encouraged to apply for the federally funded College
Work-Study Program. For more information on how to get a Work-Study award
or how to contact the Work-Study Program staff, call the Work-Study Program
at (512) 475-6247 or visit
their website.
The priority application deadline for filing the FAFSA
(federal financial aid application) for the following academic year is March 31.
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