A limited number of Graduate Teaching Fellowships are awarded each year to qualified students. Fellowships offer a stipend of an average of $13,200 per academic year (subject to change from year to year). During the first year in the graduate program, the student will receive training as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, while taking a minimum of eighteen (18) semester credits of graduate courses. During the second year the student will be awarded a Teaching Assistantship to teach three four-credit elementary Spanish courses, while taking a minimum of fifteen (15) semester credits.
Exceptions might be made at the discretion of the Graduate Director. Assistantships should be viewed as financial assistance that the department awards to deserving students based on academic merit and teaching performance. Provided students make timely progress toward the degree and fulfill responsibilities as a graduate teaching assistant, they will receive up to two full years of support (excluding summers) to work on the degree. Financial aid beyond two years is dependent upon enrollment and performance. The Graduate Teaching Assistant Coordinator closely supervises, guides, and evaluate all Teaching Assistants. (See the contract-letter issued to you by the Chair of the Department or the Graduate Director for conditions of appointment) .
Application and details are available in the Office of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures or from the Graduate Director. Please note that during the first year of training the stipend will be paid to you in equal portions for nine months (an average of $2,015.00 per month). During the second year, you will be paid according to how many classes you teach (one class: an average of $1,009.00 per month for the duration of the semester; two classes: an average of $1,960.00 per month for the duration of the semester).
Please also note that Graduate Teaching Assistants at Auburn University holding at least 25% appointments will receive concurrent Graduate Teaching Fellowships. These Fellowships pay for university tuition, student fees, and special course fees for up to 40 hours. Renewal of the Fellowship is contingent upon continuing departmental support, a high level of academic performance, excellent performance as a graduate teaching assistant, and satisfactory progress toward the degree. Acceptance of the Fellowship requires the payment of a registration fee each semester, currently set at $200 per semester.
Graduate teaching fellowships/assistantships appointments are temporary. Continuation for future terms depends upon availability of funds, levels of enrollment, and teaching needs.
Summer Teaching Assistantships:
There are a limited number of teaching assistantships available for summer semester. Students must fill out a separate request form (distributed by either the Graduate Director or the Coordinator of First-Year Spanish). Summer teaching assistantships are awarded on merit and/or needs of the department.
Students who receive an assistantship for Summer Semester are expected
to take at least one regular graduate Spanish course. There are no exceptions.