While SIUE does not offer loans, grants, scholarships or financial aid to graduate international students, graduate students may apply to their academic department for Graduate Assistantship employment or to the Graduate School for a Competitive Graduate Award.
Applicants to the Graduate School are eligible to apply for graduate assistantships which are awarded by individual departments on a competitive basis. Applications must be made directly to the student’s academic department.
A 50% assistantship provides a semester tuition waiver and a monthly stipend of $765 to $800. Appointees are required to work for the department for 20 hours per week. Assignments may be teaching, research or general duties. Most appointments are for 9 months; some are for 12 months.
A 25% assistantship also provides a semester tuition waiver. The monthly stipend is between $382 and $400 for 10 hours of work per week.
Prospective graduate assistants should allow at least 8 weeks between the signing of an assistantship contract and the issuance of the first stipend check. The first stipend check usually will not be received until the sixth week of school. Graduate assistants still must bring a minimum of $2,000 to pay for housing, food, books, fees, etc., prior to receiving the first stipend.
This award offers highly qualified incoming graduate students a tuition waiver and stipend for their first year at SIUE. There will be approximately 20 CGA awards for the nine-month academic year 2007-2008. They will include a monthly stipend, as well as waiver of tuition. The amount of the stipend is $7,425 ($825 per month).