There
are
three
main
sources
of support
available
to graduate
students
in the
Department
of Mathematics:
Teaching
Fellowships
(TF)
Research
Assistantships
(RA)
Scholarships
Teaching
Fellowships
(TF)
The
primary
source
of support
for
graduate
students
are
Teaching
Fellowships.
The
department
supports
between
40 and
50 graduate
students
as teaching
fellows
and
research
assistants.
The
starting
salary
for
new
teaching
fellows,
during
2003-2004,
is $12,000-12,240
at the
Masters
level
and
$12,375-12,623
at the
PhD
level
for
9 months,
plus
benefits.
Summer
teaching
is also
available
for
additional
income.
A health
insurance
package
is included
among
the
benefits.
This
applies
for
3 years
at the
Masters
level
and
5 years
at the
PhD
level,
and
a combined
total
of no
more
than
6 years.
Each
student
receiving
the
Teaching
Fellowship
will
automatically
receive
the
Graduate
Assistant
Tuition
Fellowship
(GATF),
i.e.,
full-time
teaching
fellows
only
pay
fees
of approximately
$500/semester
and
no tuition
on the
first
9 hours/semester
of courses.
This
applies
for
2 years
at the
Masters
level
and
3 years
at the
PhD
level.
Courses
in addition
to 9
hours
or taken
after
the
first
5 years
are
billed
at the
resident
tuition
rate.
Teaching
fellows
whose
primary
language
is not
English
must
demonstrate
proficiency
in spoken
English
by passing
either
the
Test
of Spoken
English(TSE)
or the
locally
administered
SPEAK
Test
by the
UH policy
and
a State
law
(HB
638).
If an
incoming
graduate
student
cannot
pass
one
of these
Tests
before
the
first
semester
starts,
the
student
should
take
and
pass
a English
course
for
International
Teaching
Assistants.
The
tuition
for
this
course
must
be paid
by the
student
by the
State
law.
Typical
duty
of a
teaching
fellow
is one
of the
followings:
(1)
Working
in Math
Lab
(basically
one-on-one
tutoring).
(2)
Conducting
recitations
sessions
for
Calculus
classes.
(3)
Grading.
Generally
teaching
fellows
will
not
teach
regular
courses.
Application
Form
for
Teaching
Fellowships
(unformatted
text
form)
Research
Assistantships
(RA)
In
addition
to teaching
fellows,
about
10 to
15 graduate
students
are
supported
either
fully
or partially
by individual
faculty
members
as research
assistants.
This
form
of support
generally
only
becomes
available
to more
advanced
graduate
students
who
have
established
a research
relationship
with
an individual
faculty
member.
The
same
rules
on tuition
and
fees
apply
to research
assistants
as apply
to teaching
fellows.
Scholarships
Finally,
both
the
University
and
the
College
of Natural
Sciences
and
Mathematics
have
an array
of scholarships
which
are
available
to students.
For
information
on these
go to
the
UH financial
aid
page.
Go
to the
UH Financial
Aid
Page
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