Graduate Assistantships

Several types are available within the sociology department and in other units of the university.  Link to application here.

• Teaching and research assistantships with the department. Stipends are available for the nine-month academic year, plus a tuition waiver scholarship.
• Administrative and research assistantships in other units of the university. Stipends vary.
• Research assistantships on funded research projects. Stipends vary.
• Graduate school fellowships are also available on a competitive basis. Financial support for minorities is available through the Rhoten A. Smith Assistantship Program.

Tuition (including out-of-state tuition is waived for holders of assistantships and fellowships. Grants-in-aid and loans are also available through the Student Financial Aid Office.

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Contact Fred Markowitz, Acting Director of Graduate Studies fredm@niu.edu