Financial Support Availablity
The RTC Program endeavors to support all students needing financial
support. Doctoral student support has priority over Master's student
support because of the longer time commitment involved. Decisions on
financial support and contract offers for the upcoming academic year
are made in spring semester, after applications to the program have
been reviewed and acceptances determined.
The primary source of funding available for graduate students is
payment for teaching. Students serve primarily as GTIs "Graduate
Teaching Instructors (of record)." The load is three courses (1-2 the
first year). The main course graduate students teach is "Revisions:
Oral, Written, and Visual Communication." Graduate students
occasionally teach other courses as needed, but all graduate students
who want funding need to be ready to teach the Revisions course.
Reappointment is based on academic progress and successful teaching
(including but not limited to university performance evaluation
scores).
How to Apply for Financial support
If you apply to the program and need funding, you will want to
include in your application a statement describing your interest in
teaching and relevant professional teaching experience, e.g.
training, tutoring, counselling, etc. You may also want to include
evidence of successful teaching, recommendations, etc.
We also include in the application package a form to be filled out
asking about your teaching interests. The form asks you to indicate
your teaching preferences, including different kinds of courses and
possible administrative or positions and research assistantships, but
please remember that the latter options occur infrequently, and you
should expect mostly to teach Revisions.
Funding decisions are competitive and contingent upon budgetary
decision-making at state and university levels.
Financial Aid
Graduate students may (and some have) supplement their financial
support by applying for financial aid. Here are links to where to
locate such aid.
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