GRA students receive a stipend to support their education while they work on a project that provides their funding. The research project normally constitutes part of their thesis research. GTA students receive a stipend to support their education in exchange for assisting with teaching of undergraduate laboratory courses. GTA positions are not awarded to applicants from outside the U.S., although foreign students can compete for GTA positions after they have spent one or more semester at Michigan Tech and demonstrated adequate English speaking skills. While most of our graduate students receive some type of financial aid, the system is competitive.
Some student prefer to support themselves and concentrate on their academic studies.
Other students are picked up on research or teaching assistantships as the year progresses. You may contact the department for more information on this program if this situation applies to you. Michigan Tech is a member of the consortium that includes most U.S. universities, which have agreed to the following procedure for offers of financial aid. You will be allowed to consider all financial aid offers until April 15. Any offer of financial assistance made before April 15 will be held for you until at least that date.