The Department of Aerospace Engineering and the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering at Auburn University provides the following forms of assistantships for graduate students. The following fellowships and assistantships are available for both M.S. and Ph.D. students which includes a stipend (level depends on the award) and a tuition waiver.

• Presidential Graduate Research Fellowship – The Presidential Fellowship is a highly competitive university level award offered to exceptional doctoral candidates for a period 3 years. Please see the following link for more details - http://graduate.auburn.edu/au-presidential-graduate-research-fellowships/
• Gavin and Woltosz Graduate Research Fellowship – The Woltosz fellowship is also a highly competitive college level fellowship which is provided by the college of engineering to exceptional doctoral candidates for a period of 4 years. Please see the following link for more details -http://www.eng.auburn.edu/future-students/graduate/fellowship-program/index.html
• Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) –Highly-qualified graduate student applicants who have identified a research advisor in the department of Aerospace Engineering and are pursuing doctoral degrees maybe provided GRAs. Prospective graduate students are encouraged to contact individual faculty members to pursue research interests.
• Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) – Graduate students who have not yet identified a research advisor in the department of Aerospace Engineering and are pursuing either a M.S. or a Ph.D. degree maybe provided GTA based on evaluation criteria and availability.