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Two major forms of financial support for graduate students are associateships
and scholarships. These are granted by the individual schools or departments,
and application for this financial assistance is made as part of the application
(see application forms included in the back of this catalog).
GRADUATE APPOINTMENTS
More than 900 graduate, staff, research, and teaching associateships are
available for graduate students at Ohio University. Students who wish to
pursue a master's or a doctoral degree are selected for these appointments
on the basis of scholarly merit.
Graduate contracts normally become effective the first day of each quarter
and end on the official closing date of the quarter. Individual schools
or departments may, at their discretion, request that newly appointed associates
report for orientation up to a week prior to the beginning of the quarter.
The associateship provides a stipend for services as prescribed by the individual
school or department and generally requires an academic course load of 15
graduate credits a quarter. The associateship usually includes a scholarship
for the length of the contract. The stipends vary from academic area to
academic area, but generally range from $5,500 to $10,000 for three quarters
(i.e., from September to June) and $7,300 to $13,000 for a 12-month appointment.
Contact the individual school or department for details on associateships
and scholarships.
Graduate associates fulfill academic responsibilities and service as prescribed
by the school or department. The service called for by the appointment usually
entails administrative, teaching, or research duties performed for and under
the supervision of a faculty member.
Graduate staff associates engage in duties varying from residence hall directorships
to service in the library and university administrative offices. The academic
course load is nine to 18 graduate credits. Graduate staff associates work
a maximum of 15 hours per week, and stipend and other policies are generally
the same as for other graduate-contract appointees. These appointments are
not funded from academic department resources.
Graduate teaching associates carry teaching responsibilities as prescribed
by the school or department.
Graduate research associates engage in work on research projects as prescribed
by the school or department.
Appointment of graduate resident directors and graduate assistant resident
directors are made on the recommendation of the director of residence life
and are available to single or married men and women. Compensation includes
a furnished apartment and board (when the dining halls are operating) for
the appointee (and for his or her family, if married) and a stipend of $9,600
plus a tuition scholarship for graduate resident directors. Graduate assistant
resident directors will have the same compensation and a stipend of $3,600
plus a tuition scholarship. The appointment requires payment of the general
fee each quarter. The graduate resident director and graduate assistant
resident director supervise functions of the residence hall. The academic
course load is nine to 13 graduate credits. Apply for these appointments
by letter and submission of your vita to the director of residence life.
Scholarships are granted for the summer quarter to those students who have
an associateship for the spring quarter preceding or the fall quarter following
the summer quarter. You must carry a course load of 15 hours and pay the
general fee for the summer quarter.
The associateship will be discontinued if your grade-point average as a
graduate student at Ohio University falls below a 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale).
Some schools or departments may require a higher average.
Graduate students seeking continuation of stipend support must follow all
departmental policies and procedures pertaining to renewal of that support.
Additionally, Graduate Council guidelines state that graduate students holding
graduate appointments written for an academic year must receive notice of
renewal or nonrenewal of that appointment no later than the end of the spring
quarter. This provision does not apply to contracts terminated early or
not renewed for academic or service performance reasons. In such cases,
no prior notification is required.
Graduate students holding graduate contracts written on a quarterly basis
must receive notice of renewal or nonrenewal of contract at least one quarter
before the end of that contract period. Graduate students holding spring
quarter appointments must be notified no later than the end of the spring
quarter of renewal or nonrenewal for fall quarter. This provision does not
apply to contracts terminated early or not renewed for academic or service
performance reasons. In such cases, no prior notification is required. Notification
on summer quarter appointments can be made as early as practicable.
Return to 1995-1997 Graduate Catalog Table of Contents
University Publications and the Computer Services Center revised this file (http://www.ohiou.edu/~gcat/95-97/appadm/financ.html) April 13, 1998.
Please e-mail comments or suggestions to "gcat@www.ohiou.edu."