Students holding a 25% or greater teaching or research assistantship appointment will be assured a tuition scholarship. The University’s contribution towards the tuition for graduate assistants is listed below. The scholarship will be pro-rated, so that students who are registered for less than 9 s.h. will receive the appropriate percentage of full tuition according to the number of credit hours for which they are registered.
FY 2024-2025 Minimum Tuition and Mandatory Fee Scholarship/Semester
| Hours Registered | CLAS Rate | COE Rate | 50% of Designated Mandatory Fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 hour | $648 | $764 | $175 |
| 2 hours | $1,296 | $1,528 | $175 |
| 3 hours | $1,944 | $2,292 | $175 |
| 4 hours | $2,592 | $3,056 | $262.75 |
| 5 hours | $3,240 | $3,820 | $262.75 |
| 6 hours | $3,888 | $4,584 | $262.75 |
| 7 hours | $4,536 | $5,348 | $262.75 |
| 8 hours | $5,184 | $6,112 | $262.75 |
| >=9 hours | $5,825 | $6,871.50 | $350 |
The tuition scholarships will be applicable only for the academic year and do not include scholarships for summer semester enrollment. The tuition scholarship is not affected by the level of appointment above 25%.
FAQs for Students
The University will credit the student's University bill in August. Therefore, graduate assistants will receive tuition credit only proportional to the number of credit hours for which they are enrolled.
Graduate Assistants will receive tuition credit only proportional to the number of credit hours for which they are enrolled.
No, tuition scholarships will be assigned only for courses taken in the fall or spring semesters.
No. The maximum total scholarship a student can receive is the amount in the table above.
No. You must be appointed as a RA/TA for the entire semester to be eligible for this tuition scholarship.
You will be responsible for the tuition of the hours you drop during the semester.
FAQs for Departments (Revised February 2024)
Yes, the cost of the scholarship will be pro-rated according to the % appointment between the two departments.
The Graduate College will be the monitor of the graduate assistant tuition scholarship program.
Any accounting changes from the original tuition scholarship will need to be processed by Graduate College staff. These requests will need to be forwarded by e-mail to grad-cogsscholarships@uiowa.edu and an override will be entered on MAUI.
Payment will be made as a separate entry and will be credited to the student's university bill.
See the table above for the current tuition and mandatory fees scholarship amounts.