Financial
Aid
Graduate
Associateships
Each
year, Ohio State employs several thousand graduate associates
including graduate teaching associates (GTAs), graduate
research associates (GRAs), and graduate administrative
associates (GAAs). GTAs, GRAs and GAAs are the primary source
of financial assistance provided to graduate students. GTAs
may be asked to teach, assist with laboratory work, and/or
perform other related activities. GRAs are assigned to research
projects supervised by graduate professors. It is usually
possible to carry out thesis and dissertation research on
such projects. GAAs perform a variety of administrative
and management duties.
Most
graduate associates work 20 hours per week for 9 months,
and receive a monthly stipend and a fee authorization for
tuition. Ohio State offers stipends that are competitive
with other universities of similar size and scope.
Associateship
positions generally begin in the Autumn Quarter and are
renewable, depending upon the student's job performance,
grades, and availability of funds. The availability of graduate
associateships varies from program to program. To be eligible
for consideration, you must meet all of the admission requirements
of the graduate
program and apply by the appropriate program
application deadline.
If
you wish to be considered for a GTA and your native language
is not English, you are required to take the Test of Spoken
English (TSE).
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Graduate
Fellowships
Most
graduate fellowship awards provide a monthly stipend and
payment of resident and non-resident fees. Terms and renewability
vary, however, with the type of fellowship awarded. Graduate
fellowships are limited in number and are awarded on a competitive
basis each year to applicants who show outstanding scholarly
accomplishment and exceptional potential for graduate study.
Fellowship appointments generally begin autumn quarter.
To
be eligible for fellowship consideration, you must have
a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.10 out of
a possible 4.00 in both undergraduate and graduate work.
Most of the fellowship programs require a higher GPA. The
GRE General Test or the GMAT is required if you are applying
for either the Ph.D., M.A., M.S., or D.M.A. degree programs.
For more information about eligibility for Ohio State Graduate School Fellowships, go to the index of our website under "Financial Aid."
Each
graduate program selects the most highly qualified applicants
and places their names in nomination to the Graduate School
in mid February. Fellowship awards are announced March 15.
Recipients' acceptances of the awards are due April 15.
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Federal
Loans
US citizens and permanent
residents are eligible to apply for government-sponsored loans (which must be repaid).
The maximum subsidized Stafford Loan available to graduate and professional student with
financial need is $8500. An additional $12,000 in unsubsidized loans may be borrowed by
students who qualify. Graduate and professional students may also apply for the credit-based
Graduate Plus Loan. Applicants should complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA) online at www.fafsa.ed.gov to be considered for
these loan programs. To learn more about these programs, please contact:
Office
of Student Financial Aid
340 Lincoln Tower
1800 Cannon Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Tel: 614-292-0300 (outside 614 code area: 1-800-678-6440)
E-mail: sfa-finaid@esue.ohio-state.edu
Web site: http://sfa.osu.edu/
