Department of Dance
Assistantships - MFA Handbook
Assistantships and both instate and out-of-state fee waivers are awarded on a competitive basis. Awards and assignments are usually made for a year. Assistantships are typically renewed, but students must request the renewal annually. While assistantship assignments are usually related to the student’s area of specialization and prior experience, the needs of the Department take precedence. Students can be removed from their assistantship assignments if they are placed on probation, neglect their own work, or fail to perform their assigned duties in a responsible, professional and satisfactory manner. Assistantship assignments are made by the Department Head in consultation with the Program Coordinators. Incoming graduate students are given first priority for these awards.
Priority for fee waivers goes to incoming teaching assistants and are guaranteed for the first year ONLY. Students are urged to establish instate residency as quickly as possible since the Department has only a limited number of waivers and cannot guarantee them to continuing students. If you wish to apply for Instate Tuition Status, you must file an application in the Office of the Provost, 201 Mossman Building, 336- 334-5494. Processing of such applications may require 6-8 weeks.
For a complete explanation of the NC residency requirements for tuition purposes see: http://www.uncg.edu/pvt/residency/
Students should also consult the Graduate School´s Financial Information page and the University Cashier for information on funding resources and payment plans for graduate education.
Summer Research Assistantships
If funds permit, the Graduate School solicits applications for Summer Research Assistantships during the spring semester. These awards include a stipend ($1,000 to $1,500 in recent years) for faculty-guided summer projects. While graduate students may not begin preparing their culminating work with the Summer Research award, they are encouraged to undertake projects that will prepare them for their culminating concert or project. The Graduate Coordinator posts guidelines for the projects and works with faculty to select promising projects for submission to the Graduate School.