Assistantships
- To inquire about your opportunities for an assistantship, contact the graduate chair of your department.
- If you are not admitted to a department or area with a specific graduate degree objective, you will not be eligible for an assistantship.
To hold a graduate assistantship a student must be admitted to a department or major area with a specific graduate degree objective. The student must be enrolled for credit during the tenure of the assistantship.
All international graduate students who wish to be employed as teaching assistants at UNL must attend the International Teaching Assistant Institute. The summer institute, a concentrated 90-hour program, is held the last week of July and the first two weeks in August. For more information on the availability of assistantships, contact the appropriate departmental graduate committee chair.
Benefits
Benefit-eligible assistantship employment meets all of the following criteria:
- The appointment is continuous and for 4 full months within the semester dates.
- The stipend is equal to at least 9 hours of nonresident tuition and fees per semester.
- The assistantship or combination of assistantships in one or more departments totals at least 13.33 hours per week employment.
Tuition remission of up to 12 hours per semester is provided as a benefit of eligible assistantship employment with the presumption that the benefit will remit tuition on courses which will prepare the student for successful completion of the degree program. Upon review, use of the benefit for frivolous or ancillary courses which do not meet this guideline could result in loss of the tuition benefit for such courses.
Students holding eligible assistantships are provided basic individual student health insurance coverage at reduced cost to the student. The student health insurance plan covers accidents and illnesses to a maximum of $250,000 per policy year.
If a student resigns or terminates the assistantship during the semester before 4 full months of service have been completed, all tuition benefits will be lost. The student is then responsible for paying the total tuition cost and health insurance premium.
Please consult the current Graduate Studies Bulletin for a detailed explanation of benefits and requirements.
For more information, contact Eva Bachman, Doctoral Programs and Assistantships Specialist, at (402) 472-8669.
