Students awarded with this assistantship need to be evaluated by the 研究生 Awards
委员会 every semester on their academic and research progresses. 新生一次
awarded will be required to rotate in his/her potential 论文导师s’ labs and
choose a 论文导师 at the end of the initial semester. 为了保住助学金,
获奖者必须:
- Provide a minimum of 20 hours of lab/field work each week as assigned by their M.S.
论文导师 or potential advisors.
- Complete 12 hours of graduate course work during the award period (6 credit hours
per semester) with a minimum GPA of 3.00 and no grade of “C”, or the equivalent in
research effort if 程序 course load was completed.
- Attend at least 80% of the departmental seminars (each Monday from 4-5pm during the
学期).
- Join either Biology Society or Tri-Beta.
- Demonstrate satisfactory progress on an M.S. 论文 project under the supervision
of a departmental 论文导师.
- Present their research work at the departmental seminar series once during each academic
获奖年份.
Applications are solicited in May. The announcement will be e-mailed to all admitted
Biology graduate students (except those who have another form of financial support),
and also published on the 部门 website. The hard copy of the announcement will
be posted 在部门里 office as well. There will be a deadline for receiving
填妥的申请表.
The 研究生 Awards 委员会 will review the renewal applications first to determine
which, if any, of the renewal applications will be approved for a second year of assistantship.
The same committee will review new applications to fill any remaining award slots,
and forward the recommendations to the 系主任person and the 主席
will send out award letters by July 31.
The 研究生 Awards 委员会 will rank all of the applications, from strongest to
weakest, during the summer review session. In the event that an awardee, over the course of the award period (August 16 to May 15) declines/resigns the assistantship, or fails to fulfill the requirements of the assistantship
(e.g., withdraws from classes, fails to maintain the minimum GPA, or does not work
the required minimum hours in the lab or field), the assistantship will be offered
to the next strongest applicant from the summer applicant pool, provided that this
applicant has been/is enrolled full time, and has sustained a minimum GPA of 3.00
in the time since the initial evaluation.
Academic progress of graduate assistants is monitored by the Biology 研究生 Advisors.
Grades are checked at the end of every semester via Banner. 研究生指导老师报告
any problems to the 研究生 Awards 委员会 which oversees the assistantship 程序
在部门里. The 研究生 Awards 委员会 reports any findings to the 部门
主席.
研究 progress of graduate assistants is monitored by each student’s M.S. 论文
顾问和他/她的M.S. 论文 committee (if it is formed). 论文指导老师
potential 论文导师s must document the hours worked by the student each week.
The 论文导师 or the 论文 committee reports any concerns to the 研究生 Awards
委员会. The 研究生 Awards 委员会 reports any findings to the 系主任person.
For more information on the 研究生助教奖学金 please contact Dr. 露西。 rhe@dibaili.com.