Assistantships
Enrollment Requirements
Fall and Spring
To hold a graduate assistantship a student must be admitted to a department or major area with a specific graduate degree objective. A graduate assistant must be enrolled for credit during the fall and spring semesters.
Summer
Graduate assistants are not required to register for courses during the summer term. Graduate assistants employed in the summer but who are not registered for courses during the summer term are subject to FICA and Medicare taxes; fees for recreation center usage; limited access to libraries and health center fees.
International Students
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 week in August. For more information on the availability of assistantships, contact the appropriate departmental graduate committee chair.
- Contact the graduate chair of your department if you are interested in applying for a graduate assistantship.
- If you are not admitted to a department or area with a specific graduate degree objective, you will not be eligible for an assistantship.
We list open positions when we hear about them.
(2 are posted at this time.)
Benefits
Tuition remission of up to 12 hours per semester is provided as a benefit of eligible assistantship employment.
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.
Eligibility for Benefits
To be eligible for benefits, an assistantship needs to meet all of the following criteria:
- The appointment is continuous for 4 full months within the semester.
- The stipend meets the minimum requirement set by the Office of Graduate Studies.
- The assistantship or combination of assistantships in one or more departments totals at least 13.33 hours and no more than 20 hours per week.
Resignation or Termination
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.
For More Information
Consult the Graduate Studies Bulletin for a detailed explanation of benefits and requirements.
For more information, contact Jane Schneider, Fellowship Specialist, at (402) 472-8670.
