Scholarship and Teaching Opportunities
Teaching Opportunities
Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GTA)
Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GTA) are awarded to students in SVMA graduate degree programs and provide an annual stipend (approximately $5000 per semester), and a tuition waiver for twelve credits for in-state OR out-of-state students. Teaching assistants are generally assigned to teaching one course and perform 8-10 hours of service weekly, usually in grading. This opportunity is competitive, and the needs of the school are taken into consideration when assigning the awards. On average MFA student receive 2-3 semesters of GTA support.
Graduate Assistants (GA)
Graduate Assistantships (GA) are awarded to graduate students to serve as assistants in large lecture and online courses. Students are paid $1500 a semester. Students assist and grade for face to face and online courses. The following classes usually require a GA.
Graduate Instructor (GI)
Graduate students can teach a three-credit class in the School of Visual and Media Arts. This Graduate Instructor (GI) position is like an adjunct professor. There is no tuition waiver associated with this position, but students receive $3,600 per semester.
Scholarships
Scholarships are available for graduate students in the School of Visual and Media Art. All students apply through the UM Scholarship Portal. Incoming Graduate students can apply for scholarships after they have been accepted to the program. This acceptance process can take a long time, the delay in their scholarship application will not have a negative effect on their scholarship.
Graduate Students are NOT GUARANTEED the same award each semester. The amounts awarded can vary based on student performance, number of students in the program, and available funding. Scholarships can affect a student financial aid package.
WESTERN INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (WICHE)
Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP)
The Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) is an agreement among WICHE’s 16 members, through which participating Western public universities allow WICHE-region students to attend select out-of-state graduate certificate, master’s, and doctoral programs – and pay up to 150 percent of resident tuition.
Since public-university nonresident tuition rates are typically much higher than resident rates – sometimes by 300 percent or more–WRGP increases affordable higher education options for students and minimizes student loan debt.
If an out of state enrolls in WRGP, they would pay one and a half instate tuition, instead of out of state tuition. Once a student does this, they can no longer apply to be a resident and can receive this reduced tuition for all three years of their education. For more information about this program, please visit the .
For more information and policies, please see the graduate handbook.