Fellowships and Assistantships

As a demonstration of its commitment to graduate education and to the critical role that graduate assistants play in supporting the university's research and teaching missions, Auburn University provides in-state tuition fellowships and health insurance fellowships to its graduate assistants who meet minimum requirements. The fellowships are administered through the Graduate School, but allocated to the colleges and schools for use in programs consistent with published institutional goals. They are to be used as recruiting incentives to attract the highest quality graduate students possible. Fellowship recipients are expected to present graduate credentials placing them at the top of all applicants and students in the academic unit. There is no application process associated with this program. All contact and any questions concerning eligibility and availability should be directed to specific academic departments or the deans' offices of the respective academic colleges or schools.

Minimum eligibility requirements for Graduate Fellowships:
  • The Fellow must hold a concurrent graduate teaching assistantship of at least a onefourth appointment (0.25 FTE) with a beginning date no later than the eighth class day of the term and an ending date no earlier than the last day of classes of the same term.
  •  The Fellow must earn a minimum salary from his or her assistantship set each year by the Office of the Provost.
  • The Fellow must be enrolled for at least one course.
  •  The Fellow must be a graduate degree-seeking student, maintain a high level of academic performance, and have the support of his or her academic department based on its evaluation of the Fellow's performance as a graduate teaching assistant and on the Fellow's progress toward the degree.
  • The Fellow must pay a registration fee each semester in which a fellowship is awarded.
  • The Fellow must maintain a minimum cumulative graduate grade point average of 3.0.Graduate assistants are not eligible for the fellowship if they are unable to achieve the 3.0 minimum by the next semester of registration after falling below the 3.0 minimum.