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Grad Assistantships

Tuition Waivers and Graduate Assistantships

Tuition waiver scholarships

Tuition waivers—scholarships which pay for all or part of your tuition—may be awarded based on academic merit and/or financial need to full-time students taking at least nine graduate-level credits. Waivers of resident tuition are available to Arizona residents, and waivers of the non-resident portion of tuition are available to students from other states or countries. Apply through your department of study.

Graduate assistantships

Graduate assistantships (GAs) are a great way to fund your graduate education while simultaneously building your resume.

GAs must be enrolled in at least nine, but we advise not more than 12, credit hours per semester. All graduate assistants with an appointment of 10 or more hours per week are considered residents for tuition purposes during the term of appointment. All GAs are expected to pay other applicable fees.

Full-time (20 hours/week) graduate assistantships offer:

100% tuition waiver
a waiver of the student health insurance premium
stipend

Part-time (10 hours/week) offer:

50% tuition waiver
stipend

Note: Graduate assistants who also wish to work as student employees must get approval from the Graduate College.

Openings: academic and service graduate assistantships

Academic graduate assistantships are available through most departments that offer graduate programs and are awarded with stipends that vary by discipline and duties. Contact your program department to inquire about assistantship possibilities.

Non-academic graduate service assistantships are available in departments such as:

Residence Life
Gateway Student Success Center
Institute for Human Development

See general information on some of our annual graduate service assistantships, and explore current openings to see if there is a right fit for you.