College of Business | Management | Standard Assistantship/Fellowship Awards

The various possible combinations of College of Business financial assistance awards are described below, with the tuition waivers included to reflect the intent to provide tuition waivers as an integral part of all assistantship awards. Competitive financial awards from outside of the College are described here. The specific type of assistantship assignment is indicated in the table as "ga" for a graduate assistant (works with professors on teaching and research), "ta" for a teaching assistant (teach and/or assist in teaching courses) and "ra" for a research assistant (work with professor on research projects).

	Fall Semester	Spring Semester	Summer Semester	Annual Total
First Year = Coursework
Fellowship	4,000	4,000	0	$ 8,000
Assistantship	ga 4,000	ga 4,000	ta 4,000	$ 12,000
In-State Waiver	1,745	1,745	1,745	$ 5,235
Semester Totals	$9,745	$9,745	$5,745	$25,235

Second Year = Coursework
Fellowship	4,000	4,000	0	$ 8,000
Assistantship **	ra 4,000	ra 4,000	ta 4,000	$ 12,000
In-State Waiver	1,745	1,745	1,745	$ 5,235
Semester Totals	$9,745	$9,745	$5,745	$25,235

Third and Fourth Years = Coursework and Dissertation
Assistantship	ta 8,000	ta 8,000	ta 4,000	$20,000
In-State Waiver	1,745	1,745	1,745	$ 5,235
Semester Totals	$9,745	$9,745	$5,745	$25,235

* The assistantship portion of this award represents the annual cash income.
** The second year ta assignment can be in any one of the three semesters at the discretion of the Department Chair.
*NOTE: Full funding of tuition waivers is contingent on legislative appropriation*
Please note that tuition waivers cover the cost of all academic fees but do not include non-academic charges such as athletic fees, health fees, building fees, etc. A doctoral student receiving tuition waivers will be required to pay non-academic fees of approximately $45 per semester hour for a Florida resident or resident alien and approximately $75 per semester hour for a non-Florida resident or international student.

	Fall Semester	Spring Semester	Summer Semester	Annual Total
First Year = Coursework
Fellowship	4,000	4,000	0	$ 8,000
Assistantship	ga 4,000	ga 4,000	ta 4,000	$ 12,000
Out-of-State Waiver***	5,412	5,412	5,412	$ 16,236
In-State Waiver	1,745	1,745	1,745	$ 5,235
Semester Totals	$15,157	$15,157	$11,157	$41,471

Second Year = Coursework
Fellowship	4,000	4,000	0	$ 8,000
Assistantship**	ra 4,000	ra 4,000	ta 4,000	$ 12,000
Out-of-State Waiver***	5,412	5,412	5,412	$ 16,236
In-State Waiver	1,745	1,745	1,745	$ 5,235
Semester Totals	$15,157	$15,157	$11,157	$41,471

Third and Fourth Years = Coursework and Dissertation
Assistantship	ta 8,000	ta 8,000	ta 4,000	$ 20,000
Out-of-State Waiver***	5,412	5,412	5,412	$ 16,236
In-State Waiver	1,745	1,745	1,745	$ 5,235
Semester Totals	$15,157	$15,157	$11,157	$41,471

* The assistantship portion of this award represents the annual cash income.
** The second year ta assignment can be in any one of the three semesters at the discretion of the Department Chair.
***Out-of-state tuition waivers beyond the first year are subject to the availability of sufficient budget allocations from the University. United States residents are expected to attain Florida residency by their second year.
*NOTE: Full funding of tuition waivers is contingent on legislative appropriation*
Please note that tuition waivers cover the cost of all academic fees but do not include non-academic charges such as athletic fees, health fees, building fees, etc. A doctoral student receiving tuition waivers will be required to pay non-academic fees of approximately $45 per semester hour for a Florida resident or resident alien and approximately $75 per semester hour for a non-Florida resident or international student.

Preliminary Year Award
For outstanding students who require extensive Master's-level coursework prior to beginning their doctoral studies, the College offers a limited number of preliminary year financial awards in addition to the standard award. This preliminary year award is described below for both a Florida resident and a non-resident.

	Fall Semester	Spring Semester	Summer Semester	Annual Total
Florida Resident
Assistantship	ga 4,000	ga 4,000	ta 4,000	$12,000
In-State Waiver	1,745	1,745	1,745	$ 5,235
Semester Totals	$5,745	$5,745	$5,745	$17,235

Non-Resident
Assistantship	ga 4,000	ga 4,000	ta 4,000	$ 12,000
Out-of-State Waiver***	5,412	5,412	5,412	$ 16,236
In-State Waiver	1,745	1,745	1,745	$ 5,235
Semester Totals	$11,157	$11,157	$11,157	$33,471

* The assistantship portion of this award represents the annual cash income.
*NOTE: Full funding of tuition waivers is contingent on legislative appropriation*
Please note that tuition waivers cover the cost of all academic fees but do not include non-academic charges such as athletic fees, health fees, building fees, etc. A doctoral student receiving tuition waivers will be required to pay non-academic fees of approximately $30 per semester hour for a Florida resident or resident alien and approximately $55 per semester hour for a non-Florida resident or international student.

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