Overview

Please review these instructions, along with the FAQs provided at the bottom.  

Definitions

• Combo: "Combo" appointment refers to a scenario where a student is appointed in both GSR and IA appointments at the same time (i.e. more than 1 GSR appointment is not a Combo; more than 1 IA appointment (eg. 25% TA + 25% Reader) is not a Combo; GSR + IA appointment (eg. 25% GSR + 25% TA) is a Combo.)

• DO: Department Offer; refers to the support agreement for students not/no longer covered by the Graduate Funding Reform (GFR)

• Fee payment: payment of one or more tuition/fee charges assessed to student accounts; not earned as a benefit of academic employment

• Fee remission:  fee payment earned as a benefit of academic employment

• FSRT: Financial Support Request Tool

• GFR: Graduate Funding Reform

• GSR: Graduate Student Researcher

• GSRTF: GSR Tuition and Fee Remission

• IA: Instructional Assistant; refers to the group of instructional titles covered by the UAW Academic Student Employees Unit contract; titles include Associate-In, Associate-in-lieu-(of TA), Teaching Assistant (TA), Reader, Tutor (see also Types of Academic Student Employment) 

• NRST: Nonresident Supplemental Tuition

Deadlines

Graduate Financial Support Calendar

See also Enrollment & Registration Calendar

Reference Links

• Graduate Registration Fees (Registrar's Office)

• Tuition & Fees (GEPA)

Information Session!

Monday, September 11, 2023
Zoom Recording and Slide Deck here (Navigate to FSRT Information)