New! Federal Work Study Assistantships are available in the School of Information Technology for Fall 2008. Students who are U.S. Citizens, have been admitted to the MS in Information Systems program, and have completed the FAFSA (Free Application for Student Financial Aid) and qualify for federal financial aid may be eligible for Federal Work Study Assistantships. Apply for assistantships in ITK for fall.
Graduate students in the IS program may be eligible for Graduate Assistantships, Graduate Tuition Waivers, Federal Financial Aid, or other Scholarships, Fellowships, or Grants-in-Aid of research and professional development.
Each semester, the School of Information Technology offers a number of teaching assistantships for qualified, full-time students in the ITK master’s program. Graduate Assistantships are typically not offered at the time of admission to the program. Newly admitted students are interviewed for remaining positions when they arrive on campus.
All Graduate Assistantships include a full tuition waiver (including a tuition waiver for classes taken during the following summer) and a monthly stipend. Half-time graduate assistants work an average of 10 hours per week, and full-time graduate assistants work an average of 20 hours of work per week. Teaching assistants are provided office space with shared computer workstations.
Teaching assistants typically assist with labs for courses such as the following:
Only full-time students are eligible for graduate assistantships, with the exception of students in their final semester with fewer than 9 credit hours of requirements remaining.
New graduate students
Currently enrolled graduate students
You may apply online for graduate assistantships in the School of Information Technology and in other departments across campus. The online application system will allow you to create an application and search and apply for available positions. If you have limited Internet access, the application is available in alternative formats upon request by contacting the Graduate School at (309) 438-2583.
The School of Information Technology awards Graduate Trustees’ tuition waivers to eligible ITK graduate students on a semester-by-semester basis.
During the first two weeks of classes each semester, students admitted to the ITK graduate program may apply for a Graduate Trustee’s Tuition Waiver. Students not receiving tuition waivers through Graduate Assistantships may be eligible for these partial tuition waivers.
Both full-time and part-time students are eligible for tuition waivers. Only students who have completed less than two years full-time or 40 credit hours are eligible. Students need not demonstrate financial need. Tuition waivers minimum requirements are as follows:
New graduate students
Currently enrolled graduate students
To apply, please complete and submit the Graduate Tuition Waiver Application electronically to the ITK Graduate Coordinator, Dr. Tibor Gyires, at tbgyires@ilstu.edu.
If you are a United States Citizen or United States Permanent Resident, you may be eligible for Federal Financial Aid. To find out more, you may wish to visit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) web site or Illinois State University’s Financial Aid Office web site.
Depending upon your heritage and academic and career goals, you may be eligible for other scholarships, fellowships, and/or grants-in-aid of research and professional development. For example, the following programs are available here at ISU:
In order to learn more about eligibility requirements and application deadlines for these and other scholarships and fellowships, please visit the Graduate School’s Applications for Assistance page.
