Awards based on financial need include grants and loans. Foreign students are not eligible for support through Financial Aid. Departmental awards are administered through the Graduate Affairs Office and fall into three main categories. US students who do not live in California are nominated for this award. Exact assignment duties vary from quarter to quarter, depending on the TA's abilities and training, and the needs of the Department.
Students are free to accept other employment during the summer.
Applications for teaching assistantships are available in the Scheduling Office. Graduate student researchers perform research as directed and guided by the professors for whom they work. Graduate student researcher awards are seldom offered to new students. Some proficiency in graduate work must be demonstrated before an award is made. Applications for graduate student researchers are made directly by the students to professors whose research most closely corresponds to the research interest of the students.