Students holding a 25% or greater teaching or research assistantship appointment will be assured a tuition scholarship. In 2009-2010, the University’s contribution towards the tuition for graduate assistants will be $5,230.00 for the academic year ($2,615.00 per semester) based on a 9 s.h. registration. The scholarship will be pro-rated, so that students who are registered for less than 9 s.h. will receive the appropriate percentage of $2,615.00, according to the number of hours for which they are registered. Thus Graduate Assistants may receive a benefit of up to $5,230.00 toward their tuition for the 2009-2010 academic year.
FY 2009-2010 Minimum Tuition Scholarship/Semester
| 0-2 hours |
$581.00 |
| 3 hours |
$872.00 |
| 4 hours |
$1,162.00 |
| 5 hours |
$1,453.00 |
| 6 hours |
$1,743.00 |
| 7 hours |
$2,034.00 |
| 8 hours |
$2,324.00 |
| >=9 hours |
$2,615.00 |
The tuition scholarships will be applicable only for the academic year and do not include scholarships for summer semester enrollment. The tuition scholarship is not affected by the level of appointment above 25%.
FAQ—Students
Q. What if I am initially registered for 9 s.h. and then I withdraw from a class? Will I receive the full amount ($2,615.00) or a pro-rated amount?
A. The University will credit the student's University bill in August. Therefore, graduate assistants will receive tuition credit only proportional to the number of credit hours for which they are registered.
Q. Will I receive a tuition payment for courses I take in the summer?
A. No, tuition scholarships will be assigned only for courses taken in the fall or spring semesters.
Q. What if I have two appointments whose total is greater than 25%? Will I receive two tuition scholarships?
A. No. The maximum scholarship a student can receive from the negotiated agreement is $2,615.00 per semester in 2009-2010.
Q. What if I terminate my appointment after the semester begins? Will I still be eligible for this tuition scholarship?
A. You must be appointed as a RA/TA for 38 instructional days to be eligible for this tuition scholarship.
FAQ—Departments
Revised February 2008
Q. If a student has a 25% appointment in one department and a 25% (or any % for that matter) in another department, will the cost of the tuition scholarship be pro-rated according to % of appointment between the two departments?
A. Yes, the cost of the scholarship will be pro-rated according to the % appointment between the two departments.
Q. Who monitors multiple appointments for students to determine how much each department should pay?
A. The Graduate College will be the monitor of the graduate assistant tuition scholarship program.
Q. How and to whom do we indicate what MFK is to be charged to pay the tuition scholarship (this frequently may not be the same MFK being used to fund the assistantship appointment)?
A. Tuition scholarships to be paid from non-050 accounts (whether they are the funding source or not) can be entered in the
MAUI system using the Recipient Form under Departmental Scholarships and Grants on the Billing tab.
Q. How will the tuition scholarship be paid? As part of the stipend or as a separate entry?
A. Payment will be made as a separate entry and will be credited to the student's university bill.
Q. Will there be a web program to help compute the tuition based on a student's current enrollment?
A. The
contract (PDF) contains the minimum scholarships at each enrollment level (or see table above).
Q. I was not aware that because of tuition being part of the contract, we can start charging these costs to grants. I would like to know the mechanism for doing this.
A. One of the benefits for the University of this New Tuition Scholarship Policy is the ability to charge the costs of tuition to external grants and contracts that permit such costs.
Further information.
Q. Will these costs be subject to F&A costs?
A. Facilities and Administrative (indirect) costs will not be assessed.
Q. How should these costs be budgeted for future projects: Scholarship, Fringe?
A. Beginning July 1, 2003, the University established a new institutional account (Iacct) 6350 with the description of "Tuition Cost." All tuition costs related to the COGS agreement will be charged to the Iacct and will be consistently applied across all funding sources.
