Funding Resources for Departments

• Assistantship policies, including associated tuition remission, are governed by University Policy 6210.
• A comprehensive Graduate Student Funding Guide provides details about all aspects of assistantship management from contract creation through appointment entry and tuition remission award and funding procedures. Login with VT Google credentials is required for accessing the guide.
• Time-sensitive guidance about deadlines and best practices are posted in the Assistantship Management Bulletin.
• Graduate Contracts -- access to contract creation and review
• Assistantship Stipend Table 2022-23, effective Aug 10, 2022.
  
• If you have any questions or need assistance, contact gradfinance@vt.edu.
  

A variety of assistantships, scholarships, and fellowships are /content/graduateschool_vt_edu/en/funding/types-of-funding/funding-sponsored-by-the-graduate-school/cunningham-doctoral-assistantships sponsored by the Graduate School. Eligibility requirements, funding amounts and the nomination process vary for each opportunity; see details on this page. Contact us at gradfinance@vt.edu if you have questions or need assistance.

Policy 3400 outlines protocols for awarding and managing scholarships and similar awards (fellowships) held by the Virginia Tech Foundation.  This policy is effective for graduate and professional level awards July 1, 2011. Technical assistance is available from the Foundation or the Office of University Scholarships and Financial Aid (USFA).

If you wish to advertise an assistantship opening or fellowship to graduate students, email a one-paragraph summary of most important details and a link to further information to grads@vt.edu by Friday, and the position will be posted on the Graduate School's weekly listserv message on Monday.   

Students' financial aid awards might be impacted by assistantship or fellowship offers. To ensure coordination between the variety of awards and appointments a student may receive, departments should enter student appointments in Banner HR as early as possible, ideally no less than 21 days prior to the beginning of any term and for the entire academic or calendar year when possible.  Late entries of awards and appointments may conflict with financial aid awards and could negatively impact students.

In demonstrating its commitment to be work-life friendly, Virginia Tech aims to provide a supportive environment for graduate students in their choice to give birth or adopt a child, or attend to a medical emergency, while simultaneously acknowledging the department's need for continuation of the work being provided by the graduate student as a GTA, GRA, or GA.