Universal RA/GA Tuition Scholarships

Research assistants and graduate assistants receive the same in-state tuition scholarship benefits as teaching assistants.  As part of this policy, all principal investigators who include research or graduate assistants on a grant or contract are expected to include a separate budget line for tuition in any new proposal submission; the Office of Sponsored Projects Administration (OSPA) has been assisting PIs in meeting this requirement.  For RAs and GAs who are not funded from grants and contracts, ledger 2s, 3s, or 5s may be used to provide the Universal In-State Tuition Scholarships. 

The Universal In-State Tuition Scholarships for research assistants and graduate assistants are automatic, contingent upon submission of a Graduate Student Academic Staff Notice of Appointment (GSAS) form to the Graduate School Funding Office. 

On or about the third week of spring and fall semesters, programs and colleges will receive an invoice for that semester listing all research and graduate assistants who are degree-seeking in their unit, as well as the amount of their Universal In-State Tuition Scholarship charge.  Approximately three weeks after that, colleges should complete and return an electronic IDIV in order to move the funding to a central pool that has been established to support these new scholarships. 

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Calendar
• Sample Invoice; Invoice Instructions
• Memoranda Related to Universal Tuition Scholarships
  • December 18, 2008 Blackwell Memo and Petition
  • January 14, 2008 Blackwell Memo and Petition
  • January 16, 2007 Blackwell Memo and Petition
• February 8, 2006 Blackwell Memo and Petition
• March 7, 2005 Blackwell Memo and Petition
• March 10, 2004 Blackwell Memo and Petition
• April 1, 2003 Nietzel Memorandum
• April 30, 2002 Petition Process Announcement
• April 12, 2002 Announcement
• October 12, 2001 Nietzel/Boling/Collins Memorandum
• RA/GA Tuition Rates for Grant and Budget Planning