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RIT's graduate financial information is available at http://www.rit.edu/emcs/ptgrad/financial.html.
Assistantships are available to new, full-time graduate students entering in Fall quarter for a maximum of one (1) academic year: fall through spring. An assistantship application is available through the NSSA office or it is available for download as an Adobe PDF document, and is due by March 12, 2010. Awards are announced once a year, in April, for the following academic year.
An Institute Merit Scholarship may be available to matriculated NSSA students who are receiving little or no financial support from an employer or other funding sources. Scholarships are usually granted at admission based on prior academic performance and employment background, if applicable. Awards are typically continued as long as the student is actively matriculated and is making acceptable progress towards the degree. The award can be used towards either full- or part-time study.
To be eligible for the maximum award level for a given quarter, you must be in good academic standing (have a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0/4.0 or better) and have completed all prerequisite courses before the start of the quarter.
Students who have not completed all of the program prerequisite courses, may or may not be awarded a merit scholarship at the discretion of the Graduate Coordinator. However, in this situation, the maximum amount in this situation is typically reduced. When all of your prerequisite study has been successfully completed, you may contact the Graduate Coordinator and request that your scholarship level be re-evaluated.
The RIT Institute Merit scholarship is granted for 3 academic terms from the date of admission, and must be renewed yearly thereafter. If you plan to study in the summer quarter or take courses in the next academic year, you need to submit a scholarship renewal request form to the Student Advising office.