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Graduate Assistantships

Assistantship duties require from 10 to 20 hours of work per week and come with a stipend and possibly a tuition supplement. Out-of-state graduate assistants pay the equivalent of the in-state tuition rate. The tuition supplement is automatically deducted from your tuition charges (all graduate assistants pay the graduate in-state tuition rate) and normally covers the cost of tuition up to nine credits per semester.  Stipends range up to $21,000 per academic year, depending on the GA area.  Please see individual links below for more detailed information.

Assistantships may be available in the following areas. To be considered for any or our assistantships, please apply here: 

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Applicants must be admitted by the Graduate School as a degree student before being offered a Graduate Assistantship position.

Priority will be given to those applicants whose admission file and audition are complete by February 1. Applications, materials and auditions will continue to be accepted through the last live audition date.

Full time graduate students, all graduate assistants, and all international students are required to have health insurance coverage. Students can provide proof of their own coverage or enroll in the university sponsored plan. Graduate Assistantship awards come with a subsidy for the cost of the university plan's premium, if you choose to enroll in it.  More information on the USC sponsored health plan.

Graduate Fellowship Opportunity
All students who apply and audition are considered for fellowship awards. There is no separate application process. Fellowships of $250 or more per semester will trigger the equivalent of the in-state tuition rate.

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