The Graduate School

Graduate Assistantships are paid opportunities to train individual skills, support research and teaching, and gain tuition assistance. Below are some common resources for graduate assistants

GA Trainings

Graduate Employee Union (GEU)

Graduate Assistantship Overview

Graduate Assistant Onboarding

GA Health Insurance Information - contact benefits@uconn.edu

General Questions – contact Megan Petsa (megan.petsa@uconn.edu)

Below are some resources to support a graduate education, as well as short-term financial support for students experiencing a challenging time. 

Information on Tuition and Fees

Graduate Financial Aid

Graduate Short-term Loan Fund

External Funding

Application for In-State Tuition (change of residency)

Students First Fund

Food Assistance

The following resources are financial awards that can be provided to students. Most require an application process to receive awards but come with no loans attached.

Summer Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship

Conference Participation Award

Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships

Policy on Financial Commitments to Institutional Training Grants and Nationally Competitive Graduate Fellowships

Graduate Funding Opportunities (from Johns Hopkins)

A graduate student who starts at the University in an out-of-state billing status who changes their permanent residence to Connecticut and is seeking in-state billing status must complete an Application for In-State Tuition. Once you’ve completed and submitted the application (including all mandatory documents) to gradschool@uconn.edu, you will be contacted by a staff member from The Graduate School. Please visit this page for more information.