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The majority of our graduate students (all but two or three each year) are supported by Graduate Teaching Fellowships. In exchange for teaching one undergraduate course per quarter (three quarters per year), you receive a full tuition waiver plus a subsistence level salary. We also guarantee all graduate students the opportunity to teach a class in the summer session if they wish, which provides an additional summer salary. To get an idea of the costs of being a graduate student, see Office of Financial Aid web site. The primary source of support for our graduate students is from a Graduate Teaching Fellowship. If you are awarded a GTF, you receive a full tuition waiver plus a contribution towards the non-instructional fees set by the Oregon University System. These fees cover various miscellaneous things, including notably the free Lane Transit District bus pass. In addition, GTFs in the Department of Mathematics are paid a salary of $13,000 per 9 month period (as of the 2006/07 academic year). Most of our GTFs also choose to teach an additional course in one of the 4 week summer sessions, earning an additional salary of $3,200 over the summer vacation. This brings the total salary to $16,200 per year. Please remember when comparing the salary offered with other institutions that the cost of living in Eugene is relatively modest compared to many larger US cities! Individual health insurance is also provided for GTFs, and a subsidized rate is offered for family members during the academic year. (During the summer, insurance coverage is not provided at no cost, so individuals must pay for their own, as well as dependent, coverage.) There is some additional information about health insurance for international students on the Office of Admissions International Student page. Other Sources of Financial SupportThere are some other awards and prizes available to graduate students. Internally in the math department, we have two prizes each year ($5000 each), one of which is awarded to a GTF who has shown themselves to be an outstanding teacher, and the other is awarded to a graduate student who has done outstanding research. There are also some university-wide fellowships available, see: Graduate School Fellowships. You might also consider applying for an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, though these are highly competitive: NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. |
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