The following research and teaching assistantships are administered directly by the Architecture Program. Applicants or students should indicate their interest in and qualifications for these awards in a separate letter to be included in their application package. One letter will be sufficient for consideration for all assistantships for applicants. There is no other application process for Graduate Assistantships for students coming into the Program. All assistantships require an average of 13 hours of work each week.
Sponsored research assistantships are available on a limited basis each year to students who have usually spent at least one year in any of the Master Programs in Architecture. The availability of these awards is dependent on the nature and amount of externally-sponsored research activity in the College of Architecture and the background and experience of the applicants relative to the research being conducted. The assistantships provide a stipend of approximately $4,900 for the academic year and provide a waiver of all tuition and a flat rate fee reduction to approximately $573 per semester. These assistantships are awarded by the faculty member who is conducting a sponsored research project.
A limited number of teaching assistantships are awarded to students who have spent a least one year in one of the Masters Programs in Architecture. The positions that are frequently available include (1) architectural history, (2) architectural technology, (3) design studios, (4) photography, and (5) computer graphics. It is essential that the applicants for these positions have outstanding qualifications from previous academic and/or professional experience. The assistantships provide a stipend of approximately $4,900 for the academic year and provide a waiver of all tuition and a flat rate fee reduction to approximately $573 per semester.
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