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Financial Support
The majority of financial assistance for graduate students
at Georgia Tech comes from Graduate Assistantships. These
assistantships support over 60% of GIT's full-time graduate
students. They provide not only a modest stipend, but also
lower tuition. Students on fellowships and assistantships
must be enrolled full-time.
- GRAs / GTAs
Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships are usually awarded through students' major
departments. GTAs and GRAs may work, however, for other academic units and select research units of Georgia Tech. Most research assistantships
are funded by faculty research grants. Students on Graduate
Research Assistantships typically participate in the
faculty member's research, by running experiments, analyzing
data, doing library research, writing computer programs,
and even co-authoring papers. Graduate Teaching Assistants
help faculty by grading, running labs, holding tutorials,
etc. For more information see
the Institute Policy on Graduate Assistantship Appointments and Waivers.
- Graduate
Cooperative Program
- Graduate Fellowships
- Loans
Some students will find they have to take out loans
even if they do receive other funding. U.S. and State
Government loans are available to citizens and permanent
residents only and require advance planning. In order
to assure timely availability of loan funds for the
next academic year, graduate students must complete
the loan application process by May 1. Contact
the Office
of Student Financial Planning & Services or call 404/894-4160
for more information.
- Georgia Residency
Because Georgia Tech is a state school, out-of-state
residents must pay higher tuition. To be declared a
Georgia resident for fee-payment purposes, you must
show that you have lived here for more than one year
and that you came to Georgia with the intent of establishing
a domicile here, i.e. for reasons other than attending
school. For a complete description of residency issues,
please see the Registrar's
page.
- Money for Conference Travel
The Graduate Student Government Conference Fund Sub-Committee
allocates funds to provide secondary financial assistance
for graduate students wishing to present papers for
research performed at Georgia Tech. These funds, not
to exceed $250, will supplement primary funding from
the student's department, advisor, or other sources.
Applications for and complete information about these
awards are available from the GSS
website or from the Student Government / Graduate
Student Senate Office (Student Center Commons Building).
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