Graduate Assistantships at the University of Tulsa

The University of Tulsa is a private research university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Its Graduate School funds students through assistantships, in which a student works about 20 hours a week on teaching, research or office duties. The university treats a funded assistantship as a full-time commitment, so outside employment needs written permission from the Graduate School. Assistantships are merit-based and awarded through the admission application. There is no separate assistantship form for most students. The program is available across master’s and PhD programs, and there is also a dedicated option for English Language and Literature students (Publications assistantships).

1. Master’s students: a stipend of at least US$14,349 for the 9-month fall and spring contract, plus 100% tuition remission.
2. Doctoral students: a stipend of at least US$19,000 for the 9-month contract (from Fall 2023), plus 100% tuition remission. The Publications assistantship page lists US$18,000 for doctoral students, so I’d say “at least US$18,000–19,000.”
3. Student health insurance for graduate assistants.
4. Hands-on teaching, research or administrative experience.
5. Related funding: Dissertation Completion Fellowships (US$24,000 plus tuition) and Graduate Summer Fellowships (US$4,000) for doctoral students.

1. You must be admitted, or applying, to a full-time master’s or doctoral program at TU.
2. You must stay enrolled in at least 9 graduate credit hours in fall and spring.
3. You must maintain a 3.0 GPA in graduate studies to keep the award.
4. International students are eligible for the standard teaching, research and administrative assistantships. They must submit a Confirmation of Financial Resources for admission.
5. Some named awards, such as the Wilfred Woobank Graduate Assistantship and the Ben Henneke Research Fellowship, are restricted to U.S. citizens. Say so on your page so international readers don’t apply to those by mistake.
6. Publications assistantships are for English Language and Literature students and usually don’t go to first-year students.