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Texas A&M University offers two types of assistantships: teaching (GAT) or research (GAR). These assistantships normally provide a stipend of $1200 to $1400/month, depending on a student's degree status, and also pay the student's tuition and health benefit costs. Fees are not covered by these assistantships. Please see the FAQ for information on current tuition and fees.
The department has numerous graduate fellowships from both endowed and departmental funds. For the 2007-2008 school year, over $300,000 will be provided to our graduate students as fellowships. For students who are not Texas residents, receiving a fellowship provides them with the additional benefit of reducing their tuition rate to the in-state rate (basically reducing the rate by two-thirds).
Decisions on who to employ as research and teaching assistants, and to whom fellowship funds should be given are made by the faculty. Applicants and students should contact the graduate student advisor in their area of study to indicate their interest in being considered for any of these sources of funding.
All students holding an assistantship must be registered for a minimum of nine credit hours during the fall and spring semester and six credit hours during the summer semester. This is a University requirement and cannot be waived.
The department also regularly nominates entering students for University fellowships, such as the Association of Former Students Graduate Merit Fellowship and the University Graduate Diversity Fellowship. Students interested in these fellowships should contact the graduate student advisor in their area of study. The deadlines for these fellowships should be noted - please make sure your application is submitted by December for consideration. Applicants should also note that these fellowships are given only to students entering in the fall term.
