Scholarships and Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships (GAs)

• 2 GAs -

  • Each assistantship is worth $10500 ($5250 each semester) and requires each awardee to work 20 hours per week. To identify the optimum candidates, applicants may be interviewed by the participating programs, i.e., Pre-College Programs which falls under the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion and Graduate Student Life which falls under the Dean of Students Office. All applicants for a GA must submit (with the application):
    • a resume or c.v.;
    • a cover letter describing the applicant's qualifications for the position;
    • and an unofficial advising academic transcript (available on SeaNet) reflecting any past UNCW graduate-level work.
      • Note: Students without any past graduate-level attendance at UNCW need not submit a transcript.

• 1 GLS GA -

• This is a single assistantship worth $10500. It is usually, but not always, shared between two students.
  • When shared, the partial assistantships are worth $5250 each and require 10 hours of work per week in the GLS office on behalf of the GLS program.
  • When not shared, the assistantship is worth $10500 ($5250 a semester) and the awardee works as above for 20 hours/week.
• GLS Office Assistant responsibilities include administrative and research assistance within the GLS office, and may include organizing the GLS Conference. All applicants for these GAs must submit the same documentation as required for the above full GAs.

All successful applicants for a GA must provide, upon request:

• a Form W4 (Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate -- federal),
• an NC-4 (Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate -- North Carolina),
• a copy of their Social Security card,
• a UNCW Direct Deposit form (with voided check or deposit slip)
• an I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) -- this form must be completed within three days of commencing work.
  • The I-9 must be filled out and signed in front of the GLS Program Director. All supporting documents must be valid and, with the exception of the Social Security card, must be photo ID and the signatures on the form must be originals.
  • After the I-9 is completed, the applicant's information will be submitted, using E-Verify, to both Social Security and Homeland Security to ascertain if the applicant is authorized to work in the United States.

Tuition Remission

• 1 at $11,901.52 (maximum award) - this amount is for an academic year. Half will be paid in each of the two semesters (fall and spring).
• There are two major eligibility requirements for the tuition remission:
  1. The student must have an assistantship; and,
  2. the student must be out-of-state as the remission pays the difference between in-state and out-of-state. (The student is responsible for the in-state portion.)
  The actual amount of the remission depends on the number of credit hours in which the out-of-state student is enrolled and the actual tuition costs at the time of issuance..

NOTE:

1. Tuition remissions, though granted by the Graduate School for each academic year, may not be available to all applicants every year. If a tuition remission was given to a student in their first year and that student has made satisfactory progress toward the degree and has not been reclassified as "instate for tuition purposes" or will be supported by some other funds, the program is obligated to use the awarded tuition remission to cover the student for the second year.
2. The amount of each tuition remission is closely linked to the receiving student's hourly enrollment for that semester. Once the remission has been awarded, students should not decrease or increase the number of hours enrolled. If a change in enrolled hours appears necessary, discuss the change with the GLS Program Director and the Graduate School before making the change. Changes, especially reductions in hours enrolled, can result in the student reimbursing the university for a remission paid.

Scholarships

New Scholar Award.

This award is specifically for a student just entering the GLS program. It is worth $1000 ($500 in the fall and $500 in the spring). Awards will based on prior academic achievement and offered to one new MALS student for use in defraying academic expenses. The awarded amount will be applied to the student's account to offset tuition and fees.

Graduate Tuition Scholarships.

This scholarship is worth $2500 but is ordinarily broken into $1000 and $500 awards. These smaller scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic achievement and financial need. The awarded amount will be applied, in the fall semester only, to the student(s)' account to offset in-state tuition and fees. Applicants with a history of past UNCW graduate work must submit an unofficial advising academic transcript reflecting that work with their application.

Other Scholarships

Information on other scholarships offered by UNCW are documented in the Graduate Catalogue.

Application

Use the below link to access the GLS scholarship application. Application should be submitted to the GLS Program Director in Bear Hall, Room 105 on or before May 31, 2013.

Graduate Liberal Studies (GLS) Assistantships, Fellowships, Scholarships Application

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NOTE: If you wish to be considered for GLS assistantships, fellowships, and scholarships based on need, you must also fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). For more details, contact the UNCW Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid (OSF). A link to the FAFSA is found on the OSF home page. Relevant OSF contact information is also provided below:

Graduate Student Financial Aid Counselor: Kay Pugh
Telephone: 910.962.3177
Email: finaid AT uncw DOT edu
Web: http://www.uncw.edu/finaid.

Last Update: May 15, 2013