CASAssistantshipOverview

Definitions
An assistantship is a stipend offered by the University or Department in exchange for a minimum of 20 hours of research or teaching duties per week for the period of the award.

A fellowship is a stipend offered by the University or Department that obligates the student only to pursue academic studies.

Availability

Each year, the Reading Department has a limited number of assistantships and fellowships available to matriculated students on a competitive basis. Some of these are supported directly by the University; others are supported by externally-funded grants or projects. The number of assistantships available in a given year depends entirely on commitments already made to students holding assistantships, the assistantship allowance from the University, and the number of grants and projects that can support graduate assistants.

Minority Fellowships. [details here]

It is expected that as part of your professional preparation, you will engage in both teaching and research apprenticeships during your program, assisting in the teaching of graduate courses or clinical practicums, and participating in faculty research projects. It is also expected that you will present papers at professional conferences (e.g., New England Research Association, National Reading Conference, International Reading Association, American Educational Research Association), and submit articles to professional journals (e.g., National Reading Conference Yearbook, Language Arts, Reading Teacher).

Eligibility and Priorities
All matriculated students in the Reading Department are eligible to receive assistantships or fellowships.
Preference is given to applicants in this order:
1 PhD students already receiving assistantships/fellowships, who are satisfactorily meeting their assistantship or fellowship obligations.
2 CAS students already receiving assistantships/fellowships, who are satisfactorily meeting their assistantship or fellowship obligations.
3 PhD students applying for assistantships/fellowships for the first time.
4 Full-time matriculated MS students pursuing specialist certification.