Responsibilities are assumed in the fall, but vacancies will be filled during the school year. The application deadline for teaching assistantships is 28 February for the following fall semester. Only individuals admitted as, or holding, regular student status are eligible for departmental teaching assistantships. Research assistantships are funded through research grants to individual faculty members and funding possibilities should be discussed with prospective advisors. Students receiving stipends are expected to work 20 hours per week and to be enrolled as a full-time student.
Students receiving stipends are automatically eligible for non-resident tuition waivers.
Students with stipends pay in-state tuition at the level of Arkansas residents.