Funding

Graduate Teaching Assistantships

Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GTAs) provide full tuition waivers and stipends for graduate students. These awards are highly competitive and evaluated annually in April for the following academic year. All full-time graduate students are eligible and considered for these awards. GTA recipients need to be registered for at least 9 and no more than 12 credits each semester.

Students working as TAs provide up to 19.5 hours of academically related work to the Department per week. More information can be found on the Graduate School website. The Director of Graduate Studies determines TA placement each semester. TAs are assigned to a faculty member, who determines the nature of the work the TA performs. We attempt to place TAs with different faculty during their time at ISU so that they may gain experience TA-ing different courses and observe multiple styles of teaching. It is not possible for students to request a specific placement. 

All full-time graduate students are afforded space in the Graduate Student Office, Liberal Arts Building Room 326. When demand exceeds available space, students are encouraged to observe a fair use policy. Keys to the office may be obtained from the Administrative Assistant.

Other Forms of Financial Assistance

Students may be eligible for other forms of aid. Graduate students who do not receive a GTA or Fellowship and who are residents of the states of Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming, or of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), may qualify for in-state fees under the regional graduate studies program of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE).

The Graduate School also has non-resident tuition waivers available for students who live outside the WICHE region.

In addition, we recommend that all U.S. citizens file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which will entitle them to apply for other aid, such as federally subsidized loans and work study.

For additional information on financial aid, please see the information above, contact the Department of History, or visit the ISU Office of Financial Aid.